This week, the Genome Barks podcast series welcomes Dr. Simon Gregory, a human cancer researcher at Duke University.  Dr. Gregory is working with Dr. Matthew Breen of North Carolina State University on brain tumors.  This podcast discusses the similarities between human and canine disease.

This week on Genome Barks, we welcome Dr. John Tegzes of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.  Dr. Tegzes is Professor of Toxicology and has specialized in clinical toxicology.  In this podcast, we discuss the number one poison to watch for, as well as the dangers of chocolate and plants.  Dr. Tegzes also talks about the warning signs that your animal has been poisoned.

This week, the Genome Barks podcast series welcomes Dr. Curt Bird of Auburn University in Alabama.  Dr. Bird discusses mammary cancer in dogs, including age of onset and potential preventive measures.  Dr. Bird also talks about genetic predispositions to mammary cancer.