Animals' Sense of Smell Saves Lives

· GM Kids Series 576 Book 310 · GOS Education Inc.
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Animals with a strong sense of smell are great at detecting human diseases.

Recently, there has been active research on using the olfactory abilities of honeybees to diagnose cancer.

When a patient exhales into a glass device, the honeybees are trained to detect the smell and diagnose cancer.

The African giant pouched rat can detect tuberculosis bacteria.

Animals with a strong sense of smell are great at detecting human diseases. Recently, there has been active research on using the olfactory abilities of honeybees to diagnose cancer. When a patient exhales into a glass device, the honeybees are trained to detect the smell and diagnose cancer. The...

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