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Lab creates brain made from rat cells
KingNothing writes "A University of Florida scientist has created a living "brain" of cultured rat cells that now controls an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator.
Scientists say the research could lead to tiny, brain-controlled prosthetic devices and unmanned airplanes flown by living computers.
Read on for more."
...here
This paid my last vacation, it mi
The byline to the photo with the story is rather unfortunate - under a picture of a man holding a seemingly molded petri dish, is the text "DeMendi with his Brain"
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Maybe someone can use a rat brain to prevent dupes on Slashdot!
Is that I even emailed a link to the supposedly on-duty editor, and SAID that this was a dupe. It's okay if nobody's let them know what's going on, but I know that at LEAST one email was sent telling them not to post this story.
I think this innovative website already broke the story two days ago.
"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance." - Thomas Sowell
A Slashdot editor has created a living "dupe" of cultured rat feces that now controls a TIE fighter flight simulator. Slashdot posters say the article could lead to tiny, brain-controlled prosthetic dupes and unmanned editors flown by living computers. Read on for more.