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    Driving A Cockroach
    Walker Rhea
    Scientists recently found a way to drive a cockroach the way you might drive a car. They put electrodes in its brain, and by stimulating it in the right places they could move it around like a car.
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    Why Cockroaches Escape
    Walker Rhea
    The all-too familiar American cockroach almost seems to know where you're going to strike. What's the tip-off that sends the cockroach running?