Mice trained for airport security - Democratic Underground

n2doc

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Fri Feb-04-11 01:34 PM
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Mice trained for airport security

8:56AM GMT 03 Feb 2011

Israeli scientists have created a detector, similar looking to a full-body scanner but with three concealed cartridges each containing eight specially trained mice.

According to the New Scientist the mice work four-hour shifts and are more accurate than using dogs and x-ray machines, the researchers claim.

Air is pumped into the cartridges every four hours so the mice can breathe.

When the mice sense traces of drugs they run to a side chamber where the trigger an alarm, the magazine said.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8300223/Mice-trained-for-airport-security.html

Problem is, you probably can't charge 10 million a batch for them. Not enough profit there....

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JaneQPublic

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Fri Feb-04-11 01:38 PM
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1. Will they use mice to determine if you're another "Underwear Bomber"?

:rofl:

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Taverner

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Fri Feb-04-11 01:50 PM
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2. How is catching pot smokers considered "security"?

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Nuclear Unicorn

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Fri Feb-04-11 01:56 PM
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3. And tribbles detect Klingons in disguise!

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Fri Feb-04-11 03:21 PM
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4. I don't even want to know.

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