Saturday, July 21, 2007

Scientists Find Way to Control Living Creature With Light

This is one of those amazing things:

Scientists in Germany have engineered a living worm so that its nerves and muscles can be controlled by light, according to NewScientist.com.

Seen in the labratory, the tiny worm dances to flashes of light: a flash of yellow, it darts forward. A flash of blue, it moves back. With continual flashes, the creature responds appropriately each time. Read More.

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