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Remote control flies? Fly behavior controlled by laser light

... to recognize an outside signal like a laser light pulse and translate that signal into the electrical signals characteristic of nerve-cell activity. To accomplish this, Miesenböck and Lima devised a triggered molecular lock and key system, where the "lock" was the receiver genetically encoded to be expre...

Cricket's finicky mating behavior boosts biodiversity

...n the Laupala genus detect tiny differences in the pulse rates of male courtship songs, which differ from o...turns a female cricket on? Why does she prefer one pulse rate over another? Whatever the reason, it's very important that she exercise this preference in ord...

South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn

... environmental changes, such as altering the flood pulse by building dams or changing water quality by increasing the sediment load in rivers." "As economic development proceeded rapidly however, new stakeholders emerged along with the industrialization such as agriculture, modern cattle ranching, transpo...

“Nano-scissors?laser shows precise surgical capability

...of a neuron) with great precision : Anultra-short pulse laser that can perform extremely precise surgery ontiny roundworms may be the key to understanding nerve regeneration andis an important step toward treatment of human neurological disease,according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue of Natur...

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