See
http://www.kids4research.org/info_pages/animals.htm#Dogs%20in%20research

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This should put the issue to rest, since it is from researchers who use dogs for
testing:

http://www.fbresearch.org/education/fact-vs-myth.htm

There is an essential need for canines in the study of lung and heart disease as
their cardiovascular and respiratory systems closely match those of humans.
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I don't think it could be made more clear than that.

Marshall

[email protected] wrote:

> In a message dated 18/08/2005 17:20:41 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected]
> writes:
>
> your compariso is inept and not germane.
> we are talking about particles going through lung tissue or not...
> but you have all clearly evaded this issue to concentrate on dogs and cars
> and transplants.
> gracefully concede i was right and you were wrong.
> << Subj:     RE: CS>Silver particles in the lungs/reply2
>  Date:  18/08/2005 17:20:41 GMT Daylight Time
>  From:  [email protected] (Ernie Patai)
>  Reply-to:  <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</A>
>  To:    [email protected]
>
>
>
>  Hi,
>
>  I would like to add to this "conversation" re: the comparison of human
>  lungs to dog lungs; Although, I know very little about the structure of
>  "dogs" lungs. We should agree that a dog is a mammal and because he is
>  warm blooded creature would process oxygen in a "similar" manner as
>  humans, Regardless of whether he pants or not. We all remember science
>  class, back in the day asking us what characteristics make up a mammal
>  right? With this being said;
>  I would have to agree with Ode. His explanation seems to be the most
>  open minded. The lung of a dog may be physically different, and based on
>  its genetic make-up in fact may not work in a human body. Take a car for
>  example.
>  (this may be a crude one in comparison) but if you were too take a
>  "motor" from a very small car, And transferred it into a full sized
>  Cadillac. One would still have a running motor but probably wouldn't be
>  very successful in moving the caddy only because of the power to weight
>  ratio. Eventually pushing the motor to move this car would result in
>  fatigue and it would eventually quit or seize. Both cars have internal
>  combustion engines and work off the same operating principle. Even
>  though it can be modified to fit doesn't mean it will be successful in
>  creating inertia. Both need air and gasoline to produce combustion =
>  power.
>  However, we are speaking of organic material here. But still keeping in
>  mind
>  the principle of the lung in a land mammal.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  E
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  look you are spoiling my victory.
>
>  dogs are not the same as humans.and their lungs
>  are biologically different from humans.
>  i can prove this.
>  if you tried to transplant a dog lung to a human it would kill the
>  human.
>  dog are not the same as humans.
>  you are confused by the fact that humans keep dogs as pets and you think
>
>  therefore dogs are the same as humans.
>  this fuzzy emotionalism on your part is making you look like someone who
>  is a
>  creationist.
>
>  Ode wrote:
>
>   Saying that a dogs lungs are different because dogs have to
>   pant..while
>   people only 'can' pant to the same effect, therefore particulates take
>   an
>   entirely different route..is like saying that people can't walk
>   because
>   they don't have enough feet.
>    While that might be a sort of sideways 'truth' from a dogs point of
>   view,
>   it's only because dogs don't know much about walking on two feet...and
>   that's not because they 'can't' walk on two feet...most of them just
>   never
>   looked into doing it, those that have don't do it very well and bark
>   out
>   silly arguements against it. [perhaps citing the fact that people who
>   do
>   that tend to fall over more than dogs...those stupid people]
>
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