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Thanks ever so much for sharing.  All I have to say is who else but the Brits 
would think of something this brilliant!  Go Bees!!!

Elisabeth McCay


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>From: myb AT charter.net
>Sent: Apr 24, 2013 8:18 AM
>To: person_county_beekeepers_association AT lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [PCBA] Sniffing Bees
>
>
>Read this in an article on ways to stop bombing...interesting...have a 
>great day...
>Mac
>
>
>Sniffer bees: Under a government contract, British researchers have 
>developed a portable handheld sensor that holds 36 honeybees taught with 
>food rewards to recognize the odors associated with a range of 
>explosives, like Semtex, C4, and gunpowder. The sensor draws in air from 
>whatever is being examined and passes it over the bees. If the sample 
>has a substance that the bees are trained to detect, they stick out 
>their proboscises in expectation of food—and a display on the device 
>captures their reaction. The bees can be trained in minutes, say the 
>researchers, and their sensitivity is comparable to that of sniffer 
>dogs.
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