Angel, a pale blonde with incipient jowls and a fondness for crunching plastic bottles, is the star of the pack at Chulalongkorn University. Sweat samples, some from Covid-19 patients, being used to train Bobby at Chulalongkorn University. The Thai Labradors are part of a research project run jointly by Chulalongkorn University and Chevron. The oil company had previously used dogs to test its offshore employees for illegal drug use, and a Thai manager wondered whether the animals could do the same with coronavirus. Swabs are cut up to be used for sweat samples to train dogs at Chulalongkorn University.

Source: The Irish Times June 01, 2021 14:26 UTC