Detectives often rely on dogs to track a criminal. Now, scientists searching for better epilepsy treatments and the mutations that cause this troubling disorder are turning to dogs for help.
Ned Patterson, in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is an expert on canine epilepsy. He conducts research into how epilepsy-causing gene mutations pass from one generation of dogs to the next, treats epileptic dogs, and counsels their owners.
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Detectives often rely on dogs to track a criminal. Now, scientists searching for better epilepsy treatments and the mutations that cause this troubling disorder are turning to dogs for help.