Dogs

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are a domesticated mammalian species widely kept as companions and employed as model organisms in biomedical research due to their physiological similarity to humans. In the recent breakthrough, researchers harvested stem cells from dogs to engineer red blood cell‑like particles, enabling the first canine-specific blood transfusion platform and paving the way for safer veterinary transfusions and translational studies. This work highlights dogs’ dual role as patients benefiting from novel therapies and as valuable contributors to advances in regenerative medicine.