<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/2012/08/24/ferrets-mans-other-best-friend/> This is a well written summary of the study on what appear to be behavioral effects of genetic domestication origin in domestic ferrets. Possible health consequences of domestication is a related ferret genetics topic which has come up in the groups, ferret-genetics, ferret health list, and the ferret mailing list through the years. [Posted in FML 7528]