'Sniffer mice' may soon be used to detect bombs

By Bridie Smith, Science Editor
Updated August 18 2016 - 10:09pm, first published July 8 2016 - 2:00am
The mouse nose knows. Photo: Rick Stevens.
The mouse nose knows. Photo: Rick Stevens.
The red highlights the super-sniffer receptors leading to the mouse brain.  Photo: Paul Feinstein
The red highlights the super-sniffer receptors leading to the mouse brain. Photo: Paul Feinstein

Mice that have been genetically engineered to sniff out bombs could one day join dogs in the  hunt for explosives and landmines, American researchers say.

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