螞蟻能嗅出癌癥的味道

Ants have the ability to sniff out cancerous cells in humans, a new study has discovered, suggesting they could be used for cancer diagnosis in the future.
一項新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，螞蟻能嗅出人體內(nèi)的癌細胞，這表明螞蟻可用于未來對癌癥的診斷。
Researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) discovered that ant species Formica fusca has a well developed sense of smell.
法國國家科學研究中心的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，絲光褐林蟻的嗅覺非常發(fā)達。


It was able to differentiate cancerous cells from healthy cells in humans, thanks to their sense of smell, limited trials revealed.
有限的試驗顯示，這種螞蟻的嗅覺超強，能夠?qū)⑷梭w的癌細胞同健康細胞區(qū)分開來。


But more clinical tests must be carried out before they could be used in clinical settings like hospitals, the team said.
但是該研究團隊表示，還需要進行更多臨床測試才能將絲光褐林蟻用于醫(yī)院等臨床環(huán)境中。