In a breakthrough research, US scientists have identified dog genes that can hold potential cure for cancer in humans. A team from the Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, and the University of Georgia, conducted the largest-ever genomic sequencing study of canine tumours.

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, examined real-world clinical genomic data from 671 pet dogs with cancer across the US and analysed tumour samples to identify genetic mutations driving canine cancers. These samples were then compared to a large database of nearly 25,000 human tumour samples to identify overlapping mutations between the two species.