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Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19 – a team of forensic researchers explain the science

  • Written by Kenneth G. Furton, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University
Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19 – a team of forensic researchers explain the scienceResearchers at Florida International University successfully trained One Betta, a Dutch Shepard, and three other dogs to detect COVID-19 on face masks. The dogs got it right 96% to 99% of the time. Joe Raedle/Staff/Getty Images North America

With up to 300 million scent receptors, dogs are among the best smell detectors in the animal world. The...

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