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October 18, 2012 01:50 pm PDT
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Genetically-modified mouse to sniff out landmines
The MouSensor is a lab mouse genetically-engineered to sniff out land mines. Mice have already been trained to find explosives by scent but according to Hunter College biologist Charlotte D'Hulst, the MouSensor is ultra sensitive to the odor of TNT. From The Guardian: Given its extreme sensitivity to TNT, the mouse would probably have some [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/JoOIIaJ5McU/genetically-modified-mouse-to.html
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