This groundbreaking neurotechnology allows scientists to activate neurons with light, opening new frontiers in brain research ...

Optogenetics is a technique used for the study of neural circuits in the brain. It is a branch of biotechnology that combines genetics and optical techniques to conceive and control a specific neural ...

Plant scientists have engineered a light-controlled gene expression system (optogenetics system) from a prokaryotic system into a eukaryotic system that is tailored for plants. Imagine if humans could ...

A recent study demonstrates optogenetic cardiac pacing to modulate heart rhythms and assess tachycardia-driven effects on ...

A newly developed microscope is providing scientists with a greatly enhanced tool to study how neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease affect neuron communication. A newly ...

Figure 1 All-fiber-transmission multi-color recording and optogenetics system. (a) An image of the four-branch fiber bundle. (b) Diagram of the four-branch fiber bundle common branch v. (c) Schematic ...

Biology is a lot like Legos because, metaphorically speaking, everything is a lot like Legos. The truth is that our bodies, our seemingly cohesive wholes, actually consists of innumerable small parts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New technology like optogenetics, which uses the application of light to genetically modify target cells, offers ...