comment : this article is interesting reading with many side references.
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The race to create 'insect cyborgs'
Why make tiny flying drones when you can fly real insects by
remote-control? It could lead to a neuroscience revolution, explains
Emily Anthes in an excerpt from her new book Frankenstein's Cat
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source:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/feb/17/race-to-create-insect-cyborgs