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    Shooting Mosquitoes With Lasers

    The scientists behind the "Star Wars" defense system are turning their brain beams towards mosquitoes, with hopes of fighting the spread of malaria.

    Brian Ries
    by Brian Ries

    Community Contributor

    The whole thing sounds absolutely doomsday terrifying if you're a mosquito, where they lure you in with goat blood and then ZAP you're toast. Promising for the human race, though.

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