Friday, May 3, 2024

Real Humor: Pet Owners Told She Is Part Border Collie, Part Bulldog

 

See an open access article at DARK DAILY -

Pet Owner Sends Her Own Cheek Swab Samples to a Pet DNA Testing Laboratory and Gets a Report That She is Part Border Collie and Bulldog

https://www.darkdaily.com/2024/04/26/pet-owner-sends-her-own-cheek-swab-samples-to-a-pet-dna-testing-laboratory-and-gets-a-report-that-she-is-part-border-collie-and-bulldog/

Opening Extract:

In a follow-up story, investigative news team in Boston sends a reporter’s cheek swab sample to the same pet DNA testing lab: report states the reporter is part Malamute, Shar Pei, and Labrador Retriever

One pet DNA testing company returned results from human cheek swabs showing two different people were in fact part dog. The resulting local reporting calls into question the accuracy of DNA testing of our beloved furry friends and may impact the trust people have in clinical laboratory genetic testing as well...

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The linked article, has several further links at the end.