Engineers
genetically modified a
dragonfly to
carry a
tiny solar-powered backpack
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Researchers at
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have created a
tiny insect drone.
A
dragonfly was
genetically modified so that that it can be piloted remotely through pulses in its nerve cord. It carries a small
backpack with electronics and a solar panel that powers it.
But this isn't the first animal cyborg.
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