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Multi-channel control of fruit fly behaviour

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Fruit flies injected with magnetic nanoparticles and genetically modified to sensitize neural circuits to the rate of change in temperature have enabled subsecond behavioural responses to magnetic stimuli and multi-channel magnetic control.

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Fig. 1: Rapid behavioural control over wing posture is enabled by injecting genetically modified fruit flies with concentrated suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles.
Fig. 2: Magnetic nanoparticle with differing coercivity and selective heating enables multi-channel behavioural control.

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    Michael G. Christiansen & Simone Schuerle

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Christiansen, M.G., Schuerle, S. Multi-channel control of fruit fly behaviour. Nat. Mater. 21, 840–842 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01305-2

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