In Detecting Cancer, Ants Are As Accurate As Dogs When It Comes To Detecting The Disease.

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French researchers have revealed that trained ants can detect cancer in humans, according to a new proof-of-concept study. Researchers demonstrated that ants can be trained quickly to detect cancerous cells, with an accuracy comparable to other animals with bio-detection abilities like dogs.

The extraordinary olfactory senses that dogs have are well-known to us all. Dogs have been used for many years to detect illicit drugs and explosives. Recently, their remarkable ability to sniff out diseases such as cancer and malaria has been examined.

It is difficult to train and keep a dog for detection purposes. Training a detection dog can take over a year. Researchers have turned to other organisms such as honeybees, locusts, and mice.