Having bad breath can mean many things. This can be a sign of digestive problems, periodontal problems or, even worse, stomach or lung cancer. In the case of the latter, bees may soon help. Indeed, according to a study published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronicsresearchers at Michigan State University in the United States have discovered that bees can detect chemicals associated with lung cancer in an individual’s breath. “Insects have an incredible sense of smell, just like dogs”, they argue in a press release published on the University website on June 12. Debajit Saha, an assistant professor in the University’s Faculty of Engineering and Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering, and his team wanted to determine whether bees could differentiate between chemicals found in the breath of a healthy person and those present in a person with lung cancer.
Changes in brain signals
They therefore created “recipes” reproducing the chemical composition of normal breath and healthy breath. After which, they transmitted these smells to the bees’ antenna. By attaching a small electrode to the insects’ brains, they were able to measure changes in brain signals. “We (saw) a change in the (…)
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