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links Cancer research has already shown that some tumors, depending on their genetic makeup, respond better to certain therapies than others. "By precisely mapping the genetics of the tumor," said veterinary geneticist Ann Bowling, executive associate director of the Vet Genetics Lab, "we should be able to provide critical information to develop therapies precisely targeted for the tumor. "Also, by comparing cancer-related genes among different species, we may be able to sort out susceptibilities, as well as therapeutics." Veterinary researchers, work- ing on comparing the genomes of different species, will also benefit from the collaboration.
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The ability to screen multiple strands of DNA samples allows the Vet Genetics Lab greater flexibility and efficiency. |
"We
know that there are groups of genes that have been conserved across
the mammalian order," said Bowling. "So if we find that
some species have a very low frequency of a certain kind of cancer
and we can correlate the genetic organization of that species with
the genomes of other species, it may provide us with clues about
the significance of particular gene clusters." 
