Roach cyborgs.

• Position: SCIENCE - Brief article

Before you stomp on a cockroach, think twice: That bug could someday save your life. Scientists at North Carolina State University are turning roaches into cyborgs that could search through rubble at disaster sites to find survivors. The bugs are outfitted with electrodes that allow scientists to steer their movements via remote control, and "backpacks" with GPS locators and wireless microphones that can pick up cries for help. Dogs have long been used to sniff out...