Pigeons Evaluated Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissue Slides (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis Health

Pigeons Evaluated Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissue Slides

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Pigeons were remarkably adept at discriminating between benign and malignant breast cancer slides at all magnificatons -- (4X) (10X) and (20X) -- a task that can perplex inexperienced human observers.

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