UPI is carrying an interview with Michael H. Dickinson about his work reverse-engineering the flight control system of the Fruit Fly. Dickinson's lab is staffed by a team of researchers from fields ranging from structural engineering to neurobiology. Together they are trying to understand how a neural network the size of a sesame seed can outperform a supercomputer, allowing the tiny fly to process data from vision, smell, airflow and orientation sensors in real time while operating wings and navigating in a complex environment.