CfERVs? I think you mean GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRVs!
SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! The first sequenced carnivore genome shows complex host-endogenous retrovirus relationships. ONE note of dismay: They did not include a picture of the boxer they sequenced. WTF???...
View ArticlePuppy Butt
For the past month, I have been living in the lab trying to cram some of my data + new data for a grant submission. I am alive right now exclusively due to the calories consumed via Mountain Dew...
View ArticleVaccinate your pets
Anti-vaxers are horrible people– They refuse to receive the recommended/required vaccinations and put everyone else (not just the very young, very old, or otherwise immunocompromised) at risk of...
View ArticleThe Dog Particle
I was feeling left out this week– everybody talking about the Higgs Boson– I cant contribute anything except links to Ethans fantastic posts (what the hell does 5-some-greek-symbol mean? whats a Higgs?...
View ArticleQuick update
Hai guise! Because of some complaints that NatGeo is getting about the posts/comment threads at ERV, Im taking them down here and putting them up at an alternate location (lots of you have offered,...
View ArticleHSUS: Like PETA with suits and deodorant
The polite way to describe my opinion of the Humane Society of the United states is ‘Im not a fan‘. For those of you who are unaware, HSUS has absolutely nothing to do with ‘the Humane Society’ that...
View ArticleHAPPY SUNDOG! Low fat sucks.
Ive known for a long time that I have a defective dog. Any self respecting pup eats Proper Dog Foods like meat and… well… meat. Sometimes grass. But while Arnieman loves meat… he also loves my vegan...
View ArticleHAPPY SUNDOG! Ive got a fever…
Ive got a fever… puppy fever… and the only cure… is MORE PUPPIES!!! My Terrible Med Student Neighbor finally moved out, and the new guy who moved in is just wonderful. Really sweet kid, quiet, and he...
View ArticleHAPPY SUNDOG! ZZZZZZZZ
Summer Arnie: Winter Arnie: I have to take video/pics of Arnie every time he sticks his tongue out like that when he sleeps. I dont know whether its a pit thing or a goofy dog thing, but I just think...
View ArticleHave a dog? Want to help science?
Record yourself playing with your puppies for 30-60 seconds and upload the vid to the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab website! Dog-dog play has been, relatively, well studied. The signs/signals/noises pups...
View ArticleDog days of dissertation writing
Poor Arnie. As much as Ive disliked writing my dissertation, hes disliked it more. SO BORED. So as I am trying to write, I either get Cute Bored Arnie: Or Creepy Bored Arnie: Ive been sitting at the...
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