Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted May 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 3, 2020 Labrador retrievers in training to potentially sniff out coronavirus, researchers say Researchers are training dogs to determine if they can sniff out COVID-19 to help stop the spread of the virus, media outlets reported. Eight Labrador retrievers are being trained at the University of Pennsylvania, The Washington Post reported. Research shows that viruses have odors and if dogs can detect the disease, they may be used at hospitals, businesses, and airports to screen the virus, according to The Washington Post. “We don’t know that this will be the odor of the virus, per se, or the response to the virus, or a combination,” Cynthia M. Otto, director of the Working Dog Center at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine and leader of the project, told The Washington Post. “But the dogs don’t care what the odor is. … What they learn is that there’s something different about this sample than there is about that sample.” Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242375231.html#storylink=cpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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