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Mon Oct 26

Rats help clear minefields in Cambodia – and suspicion of the military

Written by Darcie DeAngelo, Postdoctoral fellow, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Rats that can sniff out land mines are changing the perception of the military in Cambodia.Darcie DeAngelo, CC BY-ND

Editor’s note: Dr. Darcie DeAngelo is a medical anthropologist at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University, State University of New York. In this interview, she explains the...

Rats help clear minefields in Cambodia – and suspicion of the military

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