• Question: Why dog cells, why not a different animal?

    Asked by tjphotos to Jasmine on 17 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Jasmine Penny

      Jasmine Penny answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      Great question! My research group are based at the Vet School so we are interested in looking at animals and their diseases. The dog cells I look at are also a good model for human cells. What I see happening in my dog cells can help me understand what a human cell would do.

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