Bees can be trained to identify SARS-CoV-2 infected samples.
E. Kontos, A. Samimi, R. W. Hakze-van der Honing, J. Priem, A. Avargues-Weber, A. Haverkamp, M. Dicke, J. Gonzales, W. H. van der Poel
This paper trains honeybees to detect SARS-CoV-2 infected minks using VOC profiling and Pavlovian conditioning, achieving 92% sensitivity and 86% specificity in a simulated diagnostic test.
bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2021Microbiology