Cyborg locusts could be used to sniff out explosives, scientists say

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have managed to program locusts to detect gases released by substances such as TNT, DNT, RDX, PETN and ammonium nitrate by implanting electrodes into their brains.

The locusts were exposed to five different explosives, and researchers reported that it only took 500 milliseconds of exposure for a distinct pattern of activity to appear in the locusts' brains. "You know when you're close to the coffee shop, the coffee smell is stronger, and when you're farther away, you smell it less? That's what we were looking at," Raman said.

Researchers chose to work with locusts because their antennae contain almost 50,000 olfactory neurons. Additionally, their strength and sturdiness allows them to carry heavy loads – specifically the implanted electrodes -- attached to their bodies. Researchers said the electrodes were attached using a new surgical procedure that did not hinder the locusts' movement.

They would be more useful sniffing out marxists

What, are dogs asking for too much?

keeping a tally here: 1) murder hornets are bad 2) zomie pigs are morally ambiguous 3) bomb sniffing locusts are now good but biblical locusts are notthatchill yet

= Not in my lab! ;)

Haha cool robot bugs!!

Is this Trudeau in a new costume?

If true which im not sure cause CTVNews is about as ethical and truthful as the Liberals. This could be useful for preventing bomb attacks. Although JustinTrudeau pays off terrorists anyway. Maybe more useful under a more ethical government.

We just don’t learn

Joe Biden wants to buy the patent!

Reaching the bottom of the barrel. Fake news!

Hey this level of assault is being used on me sans electrodes. theorizing how, Hypersonic sound by itself could potentially do it, with precision targeting. This shit happens to me. This is real. This is torture.

Every time humans try to play around with insects, plants etc they screw it up. So look out you never know what could go wrong in this

Yup

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