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Fish Work as Anti-terror Agents

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mr-limpet dept.

sdriver writes "San Francisco's bluegills went to work about a month ago, guarding the drinking water of more than 1 million people from substances such as cyanide, diesel fuel, mercury and pesticides. "There's no known manmade sensor that can do the same job as the bluegill." The New York City Department of Environmental Protection reported at least one instance in which the system caught a toxin before it made it into the water supply."

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  1. Re:The question is by Frogbert · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Because when we tried to cut down the tallest tree in the forest with it and simply couldn't.