Whats social, playful, and more likely to gain weight if it has a particular gene variant?
Both humans and Labradors, apparently.
The team measured body fat, determined greediness levels, and collected saliva samples from 241 Labradors.
Researchers discover a gene linked to obesity in both Labs and humans.© Freepik
We measured how much dogs pestered their owners for food and whether they were fussy eaters.
Wallis is a researcher in the University of Cambridges department of physiology, development, and neuroscience.
Studying the dogs showed us something really powerful: owners of slim dogs are not morally superior.
The same is true of slim people.
This work shows how similar dogs are to humans genetically, she added.
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