Animals

‘Cyborg locusts’ to sniff out bombs

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Researchers showed how they were able to hijack a locust’s olfactory system to both detect and discriminate between different explosive scents – another step in the direction toward bomb-sniffing locusts. — Raman Lab/TNS

Call the swat team.

Bomb-sniffing “cyborg locusts” could be the next wave in national security, according to military news agency Stars and Stripes.

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