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April 15, 2005

Laser-controlled headless zombie flies

Filed under: All, Haq/Mod, Current Events

By Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder:

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Clive Thompson says: In a story in the current issue of Cell,
scientists report that they can control fruit-flies remotely — by
shooting lasers at their neurons. Cool enough, but then they tore the
heads off a few flies, and found they were still able to stimulate the
remaining neurons — and even induce them to fly. That’s right:
Remote-controlled headless zombie flies. Do not miss the video of the headless flies in action, which looks like a freaky outtake from The Ring.
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