Monday, November 23, 2009

Zap! Light used to paralyze tiny creatures
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:32 GMT ]

This tiny worm became temporarily paralyzed when scientists fed it a light-sensitive material, or "photoswitch," and then exposed it to ultraviolet light. Set your ultraviolet rays to stun. Researchers have now developed a molecular on-off switch that can paralyze animals when they are exposed to ultraviolet beams.


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