Mysterious News Briefly December 11, 2020
The cause of the mysterious booms plaguing residents of Mullica Township, New Jersey, may have been found … a nearby vineyard owner confessed to building a do-it-yourself “hail cannon” from scrap metal, old street signs and powered by a mix of acetylene and oxygen in a propane tank which he uses to break up cloud formations and scare away birds that eat his grapes. It’s perfectly legal, but he may cut back on using it if he hears his neighbors are building a vigneron cannon.
Six dogs selected by the National Veterinary School of Alfort, France, have been trained to detect people infected with coronavirus by sniffing their underarms and are now working at airports around the world. Does TSA now stand for Terriers Smelling Armpits?
writes William Janes. A new study that has seen pilot schemes trialled around the world, found dogs can sniff out coronavirus in the sweat of humans. Because of their famously acute sense of smell, dogs have been used to root out drugs, explosives and even successfully pick up diseases like colon cancer. But a team of French scientists have now shown man s best friend can also help save lives during the pandemic by spotting the virus. In fact an early experiment suggests canines can be between 75 per cent and 100 per cent effective at detecting the disease with their noses. The technique has already been piloted in several countries including the UEA, Lebanon, Finland, Australia and elsewhere.
MAISONS-ALFORT, France While a vaccine for the coronavirus will help stop the pandemic’s spread, finding everyone who may be carrying the virus is still an issue. Luckily, man’s best friend is now on the case. Researchers in France are helping to specially train dogs to detect people infected with COVID-19 by sniffing their armpits.
A new study that has seen pilot programs spring up around the world has discovered that dogs can sniff out coronavirus in the sweat of humans. Thanks to their famously acute sense of smell, dogs have been rooting out drugs, explosives, and even successfully pick up diseases like cancer for years.
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