Smart Rats
2008-11-19 22:24:01.047266+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments
This one's for Diane: training rats to detect landmines and diagnose tuberculosis.
2008-11-19 22:24:01.047266+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments
This one's for Diane: training rats to detect landmines and diagnose tuberculosis.
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#Comment Re: made: 2008-11-20 14:43:24.047984+01 by: petronius
I can't read the piece while I'm at work, but just the headline makes me think of a bit from Robert Anton Wilson's Illuminati series: the suicidal Mynah bird. It was trained to fly free and say "Here, kitty kitty!".
#Comment Re: made: 2008-11-20 15:59:01.000671+01 by: other_todd
When I saw the line "training rats to detect landmines and diagnose tuberculosis," my first thought, I'm afraid, was "At the same time?"
It's a VERY specific skillset!
#Comment Re: made: 2008-11-20 17:36:04.511445+01 by: petronius
If they can do both at once, we won't have to sweat the treatment protocol!
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