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1 posted on 11/16/2007 8:54:33 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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Science: http://www.sciencemag.org


2 posted on 11/16/2007 8:54:46 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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To: NormsRevenge

Cool.


4 posted on 11/16/2007 8:56:40 PM PST by Jorge
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The result, the lighter shelter was preferred by the mixed group 61 percent of the time, while the cockroaches alone picked it just 27 percent of the time.


Now can you fit the robots with little bomb vests...


5 posted on 11/16/2007 8:57:29 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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Roaches are crunchy.


6 posted on 11/16/2007 8:58:20 PM PST by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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Hopefully, this will mean an increase in surveillance of the dems.


12 posted on 11/16/2007 9:05:30 PM PST by monkeycard (There is no such thing as too much ammo.)
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kil em all let god sort em out.


13 posted on 11/16/2007 9:09:55 PM PST by Wingsofgold
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marked to read later...


16 posted on 11/16/2007 9:10:59 PM PST by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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22 posted on 11/16/2007 9:19:54 PM PST by M203M4 (Rudy Giuliani 2008 - finally get all of the government you are paying for!)
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"On the other hand, in 39 percent of cases the robots, despite being programmed to prefer a lighter shelter, joined the cockroaches under the darker one."

The Bug in the Machine.

31 posted on 11/17/2007 4:09:26 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Call me a pro-life zealot with a 1-track mind.)
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Tiny robots programmed to act like roaches congressmen were able to blend into cockroach Capitol Hill society, according to researchers studying the collective behavior of insects politicians. Cockroaches Congressmen tend to self-organize into leaderless groups, seeming to reach consensus on where to rest together how to spend on pork projects and raise taxes.
32 posted on 11/17/2007 4:51:58 AM PST by Caramelgal (Rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words or superficial interpretations)
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“And what did you do at work today dear?”

“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”

37 posted on 11/17/2007 5:41:13 AM PST by Ditter
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I wonder how this remarkable research would apply in infiltrating Al qaeda...what pheromone would work in that setting.


38 posted on 11/17/2007 11:47:31 AM PST by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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