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Remote-Controlled Flies
Rollie Hawk writes "This could be a huge development for the ultra-lazy (and ultra-stinky, for that matter). It seems that Yale scientists have managed to engineer a remote control system for flies. According to their study (recently featured in Cell), specific neurons can be stimulated by lasers to control basic functions in fruit flies such as jumping, walking, and flying.
The study, of course, was performed with wider ranging applications in mind than bringing new meaning to the saying, "Shew, fly!" The overall goal was to determine whether isolated-neuron stimulation could be used to control basic motor activities and even more complex behavior.
Everyone since the days of Mary Shelly has obviously known that there are connections between electrical current and muscle movement. What makes this study unique is that it does not use traditional electrodes, which lack the single-neuron specificity of lasers. Eventually, this could lead to mappings that will give humans knowledge and possibly control over not only complex movements but less-than desirable mental functions such as aggression and overeating."
They patented doing this with Sound waves instead of Lasers.
Like we really need the sharks with frickin' laser beams to be even *more* powerful.
I, for one, welcome our new brain-controlling frickin' laser shark overlords.
(Smooth, guys. Real smooth.)
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The scientists involved were unavailable for comment, as they were too busy constructing levels out of Lego blocks and playing them with their new remote-controlled flies in a real-life videogame.
" makes their wings spin off!" exclaimed one sugar-charged geek.
Work has already begun to interface with the flies using an NES controller. "Up-up-down-down-left-rifgt-left-right-B-A-select
I thought this was going to be a discussion on remote-controlling computer files
Husband: Honey! why are you just eating oatmeal today?
Wife: Thats because my dietitian zapped me with this laser.
Husband: How much did it cost?
Wife: Only $550
Husband: *faints*
fuvoo: watch something
Like I really need a gay ass computer chip to controll my aggression, screw you, you stupid piece of shit!
...during a Laser Zeppelin show when I took off like a hummingbird. By buddies thought it was the brown acid, but I swore it was the lasers.
is here.
So a foil hat will block this out, right guys? Guys? Why are you all advancing on me with weapons? And what's with the glazed look in your eyes? Guys? Really, this isn't funny anymore, get back, I swear to god I'll... *long, terrified scream*...
I want.
I could have sworn the link in my RSS reader said "Remote-Controlled Files". I was wondering what doofus had accepted a story about FTP.
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This is just one step closer to state-prescribed mind control.
Eh? I work at k-mart and there's plenty of clocks everywhere.
Maybe that's why they had to file bankruptcy twice...
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... can't be that far off. :D
We could apply this method to thousands of birds and tie a rope to them all and we can get them to fly us places. No more polution, less expansive than gas. Plus less traffic conjestion and noise polution. Just have to watch out for the bird poop. But we can just stimulate that part of the brain when we are at a parking spot or something.
Mark
What's awesome is that Slashdot now comes equiped with readers who can't wait to have their brains controlled! Yay!
Good science, though!
I've been doing that with Dark Archons for years :P
Obscure scientist? Heck, the whole thing was named after him (galvanism). How is that obscure?
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Do not look into laser with remaining fly.
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