Speaking of rodents, news arrived yesterday that human scientists had made some radical improvements on the common rat, notably adding a remote-control feature. Have they made these these cybernetically-enhanced rats "better, stronger, faster?" Well, no. But the good doctors do think they could be used in future search and rescue operations. I have to say that, were I buried in rubble, I'm not I'd take much comfort in the knowledge that there was a huge rat cyborg coming for me. I think I'd still want Lassie.