Friday, March 03, 2006

US 'plans stealth shark spies'

BBC

It aims to build on latest developments in brain implant technology which has already seen scientists controlling the movements of Freepers, MoonBats, fish, rats and monkeys

Pentagon scientists are planning to turn sharks into "stealth spies" capable of tracking vessels undetected, a British magazine has reported.
They want to remotely control the sharks by implanting electrodes in their brains, The New Scientist says.

It says the aim is "to exploit sharks' natural ability to glide through the water, sense delicate electrical gradients and follow chemical trails".

The unusual project was unveiled last week in Hawaii, it says.

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