See how they run - mice to test athletes' food
16th Nov 2006, 12:01 GMT
BEIJING (Reuters) - White mice will be used to test athletes' food at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to make sure it isn't poisoned, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, the latest in a series of grandiose security measures.
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