Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs
Peter Savolainen, Ya-ping Zhang, Jing Luo, Joakim Lundeberg, and Thomas Leitner
Science Nov 22 2002: 1610-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supporting Online Material]   [Science]

Ancient DNA Evidence for Old World Origin of New World Dogs
Jennifer A. Leonard, Robert K. Wayne, Jane Wheeler, Raúl Valadez, Sonia Guillén, and Carles Vilà
Science Nov 22 2002: 1613-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supporting Online Material]   [Science]

The Domestication of Social Cognition in Dogs
Brian Hare, Michelle Brown, Christina Williamson, and Michael Tomasello
Science Nov 22 2002: 1634-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supporting Online Material]   [Science]

ECOLOGY:
It's a Dog's Life
Tim Caro
Science Nov 22 2002: 1558-1559. [Summary] [Full Text] [PDF]   [Science]

CANINE EVOLUTION:
A Shaggy Dog History
Elizabeth Pennisi
Science Nov 22 2002: 1540-1542. [Summary] [Full Text] [PDF]   [Science]

The articles in Science discussing the origins of dogs.  11:50:42 PM    

From Wolf to Dog, Yes, but When?. Three studies shed light on the questions of when, where and how dogs were first domesticated from wolves. By Nicholas Wade. [New York Times: Science]

More about the origin of dogs but with more detail. Fascinating.  11:39:20 PM    

Stone Age man kept a dog [Nature Science Update]

Assuming that the mitochondrial data are correct (there is some indications that some male mitochondria may 'contaminate' the hitherto pristine maternal lineage of this organelle) man domesticated the dog quite some time ago. This fits with the probable fact that it was the first animal we domesticated. Wolves have very strong social constraints in their behavior, making it easy to assume a dominate position that fits their genetic program. What will be interesting is examining how they have coevolved with us over the last 10,000 years or so. I would expect that comparing their genome with wolves at a deeper level will give us some understanding of this, since wolves will not be under the same selective pressure.  11:33:32 PM    

Everyone's pointing to Gar's Tips on Sucks-Less Writing.. For a good reason. Blogging is mostly writing. Writing better, extracting suckiness from your craft, makes for better blogs. Do me a favor; slap me upside the head if you notice me straying to far from readable, useful, interesting, and fun writing.  Wham! [a klog apart]

Lots of useful hints, presented in a nice format. I've figured most of them out but they are priceless nonetheless.  11:12:33 PM    

Microsoft warns of widespread web security hole [New Scientist]

WHy am I not surprised? Again, iy does not affect the Mac.  11:05:39 PM