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Training African giant pouched rats to detect tuberculosis from a given samples

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Amazing

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The Ursus is a versatile training sneaker ideal for strength training and normal everyday activities.

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What could go wrong lol.

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ok this is sad. I asked Grok why do they use rats instead of just doing the skin test that is used in the US, and Grok says (in so many words) that the rats are needed because the people are so poor and disease ridden and the medical system so inept that it's easier to let rats work it out.

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