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Why it's so hard to swat a fly

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=LvHBfI"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=LvHBfI" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=dPtjvK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=dPtjvK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=v30Rgk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=v30Rgk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=BP0Szk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=BP0Szk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/377486913" height="1" width="1"/>