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A pioneering electronic nose (E-nose) designed to detect prostate cancer—modelled on the extraordinary scent-detection ...

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Has your dog’s nose suddenly gotten lighter in color? If this shift from dark to pale or even pink coincides with colder weather, you could have a snow nose dog on your hands. “Snow nose” (also called ...

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Veterinary researchers say studying dogs may help them predict the spread of a dangerous fungal disease that is rapidly increasing in California. Jane Sykes, a professor of veterinary medicine and ...