Aug 29th, 2008 · Bioengineering researcher Michael Dickinson used superslow-motion video cameras to study how flies are so effective at avoiding swatters. He found that flies perform an elegant ballet with their legs — responding to threats in less than 1/10 of a second.
Keywords: Cameras · video · research · flies · Ballet · elegant · Bioengineering · Michael Dickinson · superslow · swatters
Apr 29th, 2008 · Scientists all over the world are matter-of-factly amending, changing and rearranging living creatures for all kinds of reasons, some silly, some profound. Take the case of the MIT team that made the icky-smelling bacteria E. coli and gave it a wintergreen-scented twist.
Keywords: world · Scientists · Bacteria · Rearranger · creatures · silly · MIT · minty · Coli · Bioengineering · icky · wintergreen
