Remote control flies? Fly behavior controlled by laser light
... researchers have found a way to exercise a little mind control over fruit flies, making the flies jump, beat their wings, and fly on command by triggering genetic "remote controls" that the scientists designed and installed in the insects' central nervous systems, according to a new report in the 8 April...Researchers find new giant amphibian fossils in Africa
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