The scent of sickness: 5 questions answered about using dogs – and mice and ferrets – to detect disease

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Jan 13, 2021, 10:38 am970 ptsInteresting
Editor's note: As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, scientists are analyzing new ways to track it. One promising approach is training dogs to detect people who are infected by smelling samples of human urine or sweat. Research scientist Glen Golden, who has trained dogs and ferrets to detect avian flu in…

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