Scientists Sequence Genome of Famous Good Boy Balto the Sled Dog
Balto the sled dog is famous for being part of a sled team that delivered medicine from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Nome, Alaska, through harrowing blizzard conditions in 1925. Now, a team of scientists has sequenced the dog’s genome using DNA found in his taxidermied remains.Simone Giertz on Project Failures | Gizmodo Talks The researchers compared Balto’s genome to 682 genomes from modern dogs and wolves; their research is published today in the journal Science.“Balto’s fame and the fact that he was taxidermied gave us this…