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Homework
Dogs and humans age in much the same way. They have the similar gene and get the same diseases. As pet they also share our environment. Researchers will look for life-style factors that also affect humans. Diet, activity level and where the dog lves in addition to genetics and medical history. One of the goals is to find out how to predict age-related diseases. Traditionally, in medicine, we have to wait until people are sick and we'll try to do something about that. We'll try to cure the disease.