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  "id": 19218697,
  "title": "Canines could help anthropological studies, answering questions about human evolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/canines-could-help-anthropological-studies-answering-questions-about",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T20:40:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-canines-anthropological-human-evolution.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Anthropologists seeking to understand human evolution often include primates such as chimps or apes in their studies. But a new review paper by Kyle Smith, a postdoctoral research scholar in NC State's College of Veterinary Medicine, argues that an equally informative animal is often right under our noses—the domestic (or family) dog.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}