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Modders turn Google-backed fruit fly brain simulation into internet meme

404 Media profiles the viral fly-brain trend

1 Sep 15 · 8d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 1

404 Media's Becky Ferreira published a feature detailing how the MaleCNS v1.0 connectome went viral, interviewing Smith and Christie about the trend's origins and scientific implications.

404 Media profiles the viral fly-brain trend
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“We present the first finished connectome of an entire male Drosophila central nervous system, encompassing the central brain, optic lobes (analogous to mammalian retina) and the ventral nerve cord (analogous to the spinal cord).”

HHMI Janelia / Google Research team, Research team press release · rss ↗

Evan Sinclair Smith Georgia Tech CS graduate studentNico Christie Entrepreneur and AI researcherHHMI Janelia Research Campus Research institution behind the connectomeGoogle Research Research partner

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