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Lab Dog
 with author Brad Bolman, in conversation with Robin Wolfe Scheffler.
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Lab Dog; What Global Science Owes American Beagles
Tracing over a century of transformation in the relationship between humans and our “best friend,” from hunting companion to laboratory commodity to modern pet.
Intrepid, docile, and cloaked in coats of white, black, and tan, beagles were one of the most popular breeds in the United States in the twentieth century. From Snoopy to dog shows, many Americans loved and identified with beagles. But during the same period, as scientists searched for a standard research dog, beagles emerged as something else: an ideal animal for laboratory experimentation.
In Lab Dog, historian Brad Bolman explains how the laboratory dog became a subject of intense focus for twentieth-century scientists and charts the beagle’s surprising trajectory through global science. Following beagles as they moved from eugenics to radiobiology, pharmaceutical testing to Alzheimer’s studies, Lab Dog sheds new light on pivotal stories of twentieth-century science, including the Manhattan Project, tobacco controversies, contraceptive testing, and behavioral genetics research. Bolman shows how these experiments shaped our understanding of dogs as intelligent companions who deserve moral protection and socialization—and in some cases, daily medication. Compelling and accessible, Lab Dog tells the thorny story of the participation of beagles in science, including both their sacrifices and their contributions, and offers a glimpse into the future of animal experimentation.
Brad Bolman
 is a historian in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He is an incoming assistant professor in History and Environmental Studies at Tulane University. He received a PhD in the History of Science from Harvard University.
Robin Wolfe Scheffler
 is an associate professor at the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. He studies the intersection of the biological and biomedical sciences with American society, politics, and economics. His first book, 
A Contagious Cause: The Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine
 examined the history of cancer research from laboratory to legislature and back again, his current book in progress, 
Genetown
, is the first urban history of the biotechnology industry, centered in the Greater Boston Area. He has served as a commentator on matters relating to biotechnology, bioethics, and society for NPR’s Morning Edition, 
The Washington Post
, and WBUR’s Radio Boston.
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