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A Genetically Engineered Fly That Can Smell Light

Posted by timothy on from the lsd-way-cheaper dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It sounds like a cool — if somewhat pointless — super-powered insect: a fly that can smell light! Researchers added a light-sensitive protein to a fruit fly's olfactory neurons, which caused the neurons to fire when the fly was exposed to a certain wavelength of blue light. Adding the protein specifically to neurons that respond to good smells, like bananas, makes for a light-seeking fly."

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  1. Great Work by Nuskrad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great work guys. You just invented moths.

  2. Re:IOW by Kenshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next test subject: Toucan Sam.

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