Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror

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Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

Lunatics

[chlamor]

Sniffer bees: New flying squad in war against terror
By Martin Hodgson
Published:*07 May 2006

Terrorists, beware the ultimate sting: a British company has developed a device to detect explosives at airports with the help of specially trained honey bees.

In remarkable field trials completed this week, scientists have harnessed the insect's powerful sense of smell to track down samples of TNT, Semtex, gunpowder and other explosives hidden in shipments passing through a busy cargo airport.

The project is the result of five years of government-funded research carried out by scientists from Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

The prototype under trial consisted of a shoebox-sized device nicknamed the "buzz box", containing three trained bees harnessed into a removable drawer. An electric fan draws air into the box, while a video camera records the bees' response, which can alert the handler to even the faintest trace of explosives.

According to the researchers, bees are able to detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion. "It's the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool," said Rachael Carson, general manager of Inscentinel, the company behind the research.

"If you give them the smell, and then reward them with a sugar solution, they quickly make the association between the smell and the food," she said.

After training, bees will react to even the smallest trace of an explosive by extending their tongue-like proboscis in anticipation of food. "It's like Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell," Ms Carson added.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362538.ece

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[illiteratepresident]

Maybe them missin bees are chillin wit da WMDs.