Animal instinct helps doctors ferret out disease

A growing number of scientists are now turning to Mother Nature to help with the early detection of a number of ailments, including cancer and tuberculosis. A look at four of the most skilled disease hunters from the animal kingdom is presented.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature medicine 2011-02, Vol.17 (2), p.143-143
1. Verfasser:	Pflumm, Michelle
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/601/18 692/700/139 Animal behavior Animal diseases Animals Animals, Domestic Bees Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Research Cats Diagnosis Dogs Humans Infectious Diseases Instinct Medical research Metabolic Diseases Mice Molecular Medicine Neoplasms - diagnosis Neurosciences news Rats Rodents Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	A growing number of scientists are now turning to Mother Nature to help with the early detection of a number of ailments, including cancer and tuberculosis. A look at four of the most skilled disease hunters from the animal kingdom is presented.
ISSN:	1078-8956 1546-170X
DOI:	10.1038/nm0211-143