What we learn from animals

From stem cell therapy to infectious disease, the research being conducted at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has as many implications for humans as it does for animals.

The college is a trailblazer in regenerative medicine, conducting extensive stem cell research for various diseases and injuries using sheep, horses and rodents. While treating animals for various conditions, the school conducts clinical studies that often translate to new human cures and treatments.

The nationally known school has a research budget of about $54 million, with most of that coming from the National Institutes of Health and…