Ants detect scent of cancer in urine – research

Ants Can Detect Scent Of Cancer In Urine, New Research Shows

Though ants don't have noses, they have an incredible sense of smell, thanks to the abundance of olfactory receptors on their antennae.

Ants can 'sniff out' cancer in urine, scientists discover

Study author Professor Patrizia d'Ettorre said: 'Ants can be used as bio-detectors to discriminate healthy individuals from tumor-bearing ones.'

Ants detect scent of cancer in urine – research

The research builds on a previous study by Prof d’Ettorre and her colleagues where they showed ants were able to “sniff out” human cancer cells grown in the lab.

Ants Can Sniff Out Cancer

Supersmeller ants quickly learn to recognize tumors’ signatures in mouse urine

Ants can 'sniff out' cancer in urine, scientists find

Scientists discover that ants have the ability to detect the scent of a cancerous tumour in urine.

Ants 'can detect scent of cancer'

Researchers exposed 70 ants to urine samples from mice with, and without, tumours