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Birdbrains? Pigeons capable of recognizing malignant tumors in breast tissue
Pigeons are many things to many people – navigators, couriers, rats with wings – but the word “doctors” rarely comes to mind. A recent study, however, tested their medical prowess by placing the keen-eyed birds in front of a touchscreen monitor that showed images of breast tissue. If the pigeon correctly identified the sample as malignant or benign, as communicated by a peck on the … Continue reading Birdbrains? Pigeons capable of recognizing malignant tumors in breast tissue