Move over dogs. Tiny worms can also smell cancer cells and detect tumours early on - Euronews


3/21/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Natalie Huet

Scientists say the humble roundworm can smell cancer cells and may someday replace dogs in detecting tumours at an early stage.

Dogs are known to be great at sniffing out cancer, but new research shows tiny worms do very well too - and they’re easier to handle in a lab. Scientists at Myongji University in South Korea found t… [+2192 chars]

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