article_snippet: Mine-detecting rats: Giant African pouched rats are being used in Africa to locate landmines and help diagnose tuberculosis thanks to tuberculosis acute sense of smell.
article_snippet: Giant African pouched rats are being used in Africa to locate landmines and help diagnose tuberculosis thanks to Giant African pouched rats acute sense of smell (pictured) Bomble bees: 
article_snippet: The idea at the time was to house Giant African pouched rats in a hand detector, which could be used to sense a chemical in airports, for example.