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A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY NIVEN Insects as Model Animals Steve Forrest for The New York Times Dr. Jeremy Niven in his lab at the zoology department at Cambridge University. By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Published: July 12, 2010 FACEBOOK TWITTER RECOMMEND SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE Jeremy Niven spends his days at Cambridge University running locusts across ladders and through mazes, trying to figure out how bugs think. Dr. Niven, 34, studies the evolution of brains and neurons in insects and other animals, like humans. We spoke during a break in last month's World Science Festival in New York, where he was a guest presenter, and then again later via telephone. An edited version of the two conversations follows: RSS Feed Get Science News From The New York Times » Q. YOUR RESEARCH SUBJECTS ARE LOCUSTS. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, “LOCUSTS, YUCK!” WHY STUDY THEM? A. I think locusts are sweet. When you get used to them, they are actually quite nice. Actually, I find that working with in...