Detecting Disease with Bees

Nov-24-13 A new device that uses bees to detect cancer and other diseases could give dogs some new competition.

Created by Susan Soares, the bee-powered sensor is made up of pair of chambers: a smaller one, called the diagnosis space, and a larger chamber that holds the trained bees. The patient breathes into the smaller chamber, and the bees, which have been taught to connect certain smells with a food reward, will move toward the person’s breath if they detect their trigger smell.

According to Soares, bees can be trained to respond to certain smells in only ten minutes. Once the bee has been captured, trained and performed its duty, it is released to return to the hive.

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