Humans are like dogs in many ways;both can contract diseases like diabetes, cancer, and epilepsy. Scientists first mapped a poodle's genes but only came up 80% complete. Scientist have recently completely mapped a boxer's genes. They noticed that only one gene can mutate and cause a disease, which caused a similar disease in human. Now with this information, scientists have a better handle on what has caused certain diseases in humans.
This is a medical breakthrough. If we can find out what causes the diseases in dogs, we can cure them in humans as well. It can greatly help mankind, but I think it might not have helped much since certain breeds of dogs are different in many ways. Those scientists may need to do more studies on other breeds to be completely sure.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0704-doggy_genes.htm
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