The genome of a domestic horse has been successfully sequenced by an international team of researchers.
The work, published in the journal Science, may shed light on how horses were domesticated.
It also reveals similarities between the horse and other placental mammals, such as bovids - the hoofed group including goats, bison and cattle.
The authors also found horses share much of their DNA with humans, which could have implications for medicine.
Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
"Horses and humans suffer from similar illnesses, so identifying the genetic culprits in horses promises to deepen our knowledge of disease in both organisms," said co-author Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, from the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, US.
"The horse genome sequence is a key enabling resource toward this goal."
To generate a high-quality genome sequence, the researchers analysed DNA from an adult female thoroughbred named Twilight.
The horse's DNA was sequenced using capillary DNA sequencing technology (known as Sanger sequencing) to reveal a genome that is roughly 2.7 billion "letters", or nucleotides, in size.
In addition to sequencing the genome of a thoroughbred horse, the researchers also examined DNA from a variety of other horse breeds.
These included the American quarter horse, Andalusian, Arabian, Belgian draft horse, Hanoverian, Hokkaido, Icelandic horse, Norwegian fjord horse, and Standardbred breeds.
The team surveyed the extent of genetic variation both within and across breeds to create a catalogue of more than one million single-letter genetic differences in these breeds.
This is slightly larger than the genome of the domestic dog, and smaller than both the human and cow genomes.
So far, scientists have also sequenced the genomes of the platypus, mouse, rat, chimpanzee, rhesus macaque and, of course, human.
Horses were first domesticated 4,000 to 6,000 years ago. Over time, as machines have become the chief sources of agricultural and industrial muscle, those roles have shifted to sport and recreational activities. -- Bob.
On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> wrote:
> The authors also found horses share much of their > DNA with humans, which could have implications for > medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary > diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for horses. I love horses!
-- http://desertphile.org Desertphile's Desert Soliloquy. WARNING: view with plenty of water "Why aren't resurrections from the dead noteworthy?" -- Jim Rutz
Desertphile wrote: > On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> > wrote:
>> The authors also found horses share much of their >> DNA with humans, which could have implications for >> medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary >> diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
> This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and > members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for > horses. I love horses!
On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:49:34 -0700, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net> enriched this group when s/he wrote:
>On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> >wrote:
>> The authors also found horses share much of their >> DNA with humans, which could have implications for >> medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary >> diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
>This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and >members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for >horses. I love horses!
On Nov 6, 7:49 pm, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> > wrote:
> > The authors also found horses share much of their > > DNA with humans, which could have implications for > > medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary > > diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
> This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and > members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for > horses. I love horses!
> --http://desertphile.org > Desertphile's Desert Soliloquy. WARNING: view with plenty of water > "Why aren't resurrections from the dead noteworthy?" -- Jim Rutz
If they were more acceptable table fare we would have a lot more horses running around in pastures.
On Nov 6, 8:49 pm, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> > wrote:
> > The authors also found horses share much of their > > DNA with humans, which could have implications for > > medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary > > diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
> This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and > members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for > horses. I love horses!
Can't use creationists though. Their genes were created. ;-)
Ron O <rokim...@cox.net> wrote in news:a6a345b6-0ea8-4bec-95cc- bd0e86a0e...@k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:
> If they were more acceptable table fare we would have a lot more > horses running around in pastures.
Some people who study proto-indo-european culture have suggested that the food taboo about horses goes back all that way, i.e. ten thousand years or so.
On 7 Nov, 16:40, Louann Miller <louan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ron O <rokim...@cox.net> wrote in news:a6a345b6-0ea8-4bec-95cc- > bd0e86a0e...@k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:
> > If they were more acceptable table fare we would have a lot more > > horses running around in pastures.
> Some people who study proto-indo-european culture have suggested that the > food taboo about horses goes back all that way, i.e. ten thousand years or > so.
how come the french, spainish and icelanders all missed out this taboo?
On Nov 7, 11:08 am, Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nos...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 7 Nov, 16:40, Louann Miller <louan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Ron O <rokim...@cox.net> wrote in news:a6a345b6-0ea8-4bec-95cc- > > bd0e86a0e...@k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:
> > > If they were more acceptable table fare we would have a lot more > > > horses running around in pastures.
> > Some people who study proto-indo-european culture have suggested that the > > food taboo about horses goes back all that way, i.e. ten thousand years or > > so.
> how come the french, spainish and icelanders all missed out this taboo?
Because their hunger was greater than their need for war horses, draft horses etc.
The best meat horses are suposed to be the old draft breeds. Its a twofer kind of deal.
Ron O wrote: > On Nov 6, 7:49 pm, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net> > wrote: >> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> >> wrote:
>>> The authors also found horses share much of their >>> DNA with humans, which could have implications for >>> medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary >>> diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
>> This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and >> members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for >> horses. I love horses!
>> --http://desertphile.org >> Desertphile's Desert Soliloquy. WARNING: view with plenty of water >> "Why aren't resurrections from the dead noteworthy?" -- Jim Rutz
> If they were more acceptable table fare we would have a lot more > horses running around in pastures.
> Ron Okimoto
Some people say it is too strong and gamey. I have had people say the same of lamb and grass-fed beef. It's a matter of taste and what you are brought up with. If horse steak was on the table three times a week you would probably love it.
VoiceOfReason <papa_...@cybertown.com> wrote: > On Nov 6, 8:49 pm, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net> > wrote: > > On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> > > wrote:
> > > The authors also found horses share much of their > > > DNA with humans, which could have implications for > > > medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary > > > diseases that show similarities to those in humans.
> > This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and > > members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for > > horses. I love horses!
> Can't use creationists though. Their genes were created. ;-)
No, they don't use genes, YAHUWAHU creates them individually from dirt, but usually forgets to magic their minds.
-- A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.
> In addition to sequencing the genome of a > thoroughbred horse, the researchers also examined > DNA from a variety of other horse breeds.
> These included the American quarter horse, > Andalusian, Arabian, Belgian draft horse, > Hanoverian, Hokkaido, Icelandic horse, Norwegian > fjord horse, and Standardbred breeds.
[...]
Most important finding from studying all these breeds?
Ron O wrote: > On Nov 6, 7:49 pm, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net> > wrote: >> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:03:07 GMT, Ye Old One <use...@mcsuk.net> >> wrote:
>>> The authors also found horses share much of their >>> DNA with humans, which could have implications for >>> medicine. Horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary >>> diseases that show similarities to those in humans. >> This is *GREAT* news! We can now use prisoners, Democrats, and >> members of the inferior races to test medicines targeted for >> horses. I love horses!
>> --http://desertphile.org >> Desertphile's Desert Soliloquy. WARNING: view with plenty of water >> "Why aren't resurrections from the dead noteworthy?" -- Jim Rutz
> If they were more acceptable table fare we would have a lot more > horses running around in pastures.
Here's a recent ad in Craigslist for just such a thing:
Wanted: Pony Date: 2009-07-15, 9:52PM AKDT
My kid is having a birthday coming up soon, and there'll be a lot of children around, so I figured I'd better get a pony.
I suspect there'll be what - about 20 or 30 kids, and I thought a pony would fit the bill nicely.
Please let me know what you feed your pony - hay, grain, whatever, so I know what to expect.
Also, let me know if the pony gets a lot of exercise, or if it just kinda hangs out all day, so I know what kind of shape it is in.
If you do have a pony you could sell, please contact me, and then immediately start putting barbeque sauce in it's bedding or add some Lawry's to it's salt lick - I like to marinade it early and long, so that the flavor is at it's peak by the time I take possession.
If things work out well, I may contact you for other parties I'll be involved in; they kids can't tell the difference between ponies and burger, and usually they're a lot cheaper.
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