How we're using dogs to sniff out malaria

Title:
How we're using dogs to sniff out malaria
Speaker:
James Logan
Description:

What if we could diagnose some of the world's deadliest diseases by the smells our bodies give off? In a fascinating talk and live demo, biologist James Logan introduces Freya, a malaria-sniffing dog, to show how we can harness the awesome powers of animal scent to detect chemical signatures associated with infection -- and change the way we diagnose disease.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
17:40
Format: HTML5
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