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2017-12-19 Science & Technology

Former nurse Joy Milne can smell Parkinson's disease.

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-12-19 05:03|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 We looked into this years ago. Turns out there are a remarkable number of diseases you can detect based on odor. We were looking at a TB sniffer for airports, but it never got off the ground.

Posted by Iblis 2017-12-19 09:25|| 2017-12-19 09:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Cancer-Sniffing Dogs

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-12-19 10:15|| 2017-12-19 10:15|| Front Page Top

#3 We were looking at a TB sniffer for airports, but it never got off the ground.

Did you folks ever have a working product Ilbis, or was it just 'wish-ware'?

Something like that would be huge. Especially given the nature of current air travel arrivals.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2017-12-19 11:12|| 2017-12-19 11:12|| Front Page Top

#4 People with florid pneumococcal pneumonia have always had a strange odor on their breath, AFAICT, and I usually have an extremely poor sense of smell. This type of ability is probably more common that we are now aware of.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-12-19 13:42|| 2017-12-19 13:42|| Front Page Top

#5 "Did you folks ever have a working product Ilbis, or was it just 'wish-ware'?"

We had a working "sniffer" technology and were looking for a use case to justify further development.

Posted by Iblis 2017-12-19 16:40|| 2017-12-19 16:40|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm not sure how the guy was "omitting a strange odour."

Emitting is the correct word.

Doesn't the Independent have copy editors?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2017-12-19 21:01|| 2017-12-19 21:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Her talent is impressive. Personally, I have can smell BS from a long way.

Posted by Betty Hatfield5124 2017-12-19 21:48|| 2017-12-19 21:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Doesn't the Independent have copy editors?

Nobody seems to anymore, Scooter. Reading the mainstream media has become actively painful.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-12-19 22:11|| 2017-12-19 22:11|| Front Page Top

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