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Jan. 25, 2013
Canine Conundrum: How Dog Became Man's Best Friend
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Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated, but scientists have long debated precisely how -- and when -- it happened. With archaeological records and genetic research leading to different hypotheses, are we any closer to understanding how dog became man’s best friend?
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Produced by Denise Chow, Associate Producer
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Mark Derr
Author, "How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends" (Overlook Press, 2011)
Miami Beach, Florida -
Greger Larson
Evolutionary Biologist
Research Scientist, Department of Archaeology
Centre for the Coevolution of Biology and Culture
Durham University
Durham, England
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