Saturday, March 15, 2014 -- The Dog Genome: Shedding Light on Human Disease

Dogs have been called a person's best friend, but they also can tell us a lot about human disease. Dr. Elaine Ostrander joins us in discussing how her lab at the National Human Genome Research Institute studies the genes of canines (dogs) in order to better understand human diseases, such as cancer.Location: Q?rius Exhibit on Ground Floor, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryStart: March 15, 2014 @ 02:00 PMEnd: March 15, 2014 @ 03:00 PM
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