Veterinary science

Veterinary science involves the study of animals, their evolution, environments and infectious diseases. Understanding the basic science of animal health not only informs veterinary medicine but also informs human health. Understanding animal evolution uncovers further understanding about human evolution.

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Monitoring how diseases evolve and spread in animal populations provides valuable information about how diseases spread into and within human populations, enabling predictions of the next human pandemic.

Studying how animal models respond to therapeutics can provide insights to how humans may respond to the same therapeutics. Veterinary science is therefore crucial for informing public health, and new methods and techniques (which you can discover more about in the BioTechniques journal) are necessary to gain these insights.