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Tiny worms have found a way to travel by hitchhiking on other animals, and scientists have now discovered that they use electricity to "jump" on their ride. The worms were found to leap at a high ...
Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...
Microscopic probes developed at Rice University have simplified the process of measuring electrical activity in individual cells of small living animals. The technique allows a single animal like a ...
A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.