Tiny worms can smell lung cancer cells and detect tumours early on, new research shows - Euronews

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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