[Dean's World] Dave Price: Feline Oracle of Thanatos

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Posted by Dave Price:
Feline Oracle of Thanatos
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1185467282.shtml


   Well, Ron warned you there would be catblogging.
   [1]This story about a cat thet seems to know when people are about to
   die is making the rounds, but it's really not that shocking. More than
   one test has shown that [2]dogs can [3]smell cancer (in fact, in one
   of the tests, the dogs were so insistent about a woman who had tested
   negative had cancer they sent her to a specialist, and it turned out
   the dogs were right and the test was wrong). It's not surprising cats
   have similar abilities. For an obligatory carnivore like a cat,
   knowing when something is about to die is a valuable skill.
   What these stories say to me is that genetic engineering can greatly
   enrich our lives. Clearly an augmented sense of smell could be
   incredibly useful, and not just to doctors.

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070725/ap_on_fe_st/death_cat
   2. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060106002944.htm
   3. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/06/60minutes/main665263.shtml