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Optogenetics
Optogenetics: is a method that uses light to modulate molecular events in a targeted manner in living cells or organisms. It relies on the use of genetically-encoded proteins that change conformation in the presence of light to alter cell behaviour, for example, by changing the membrane voltage potential of excitable cells.
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Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2020Neuroscience
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In humans, motor neurons link thoughts with the motion of the body. Now researchers have learned more about how they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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JUL 21, 2025
Microbiology
Many known viruses pose a continuing threat to public health, and we are constantly dealing with the possibility that ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new device that can better observe
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 29, 2023
Neuroscience
Precision medicine is an emerging field in healthcare that reaffirms the notion that medicine is not “one-siz
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 25, 2023
Neuroscience
What happens in our brains when reaching for that hot latte or cold milkshake? Researchers from the Max Delbrück Ce
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Staying up all night to prepare for an exam may not be much help to students, because memory can be impaired by many thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 11, 2022
Neuroscience
We need to be aware of our body to move properly, and we have special neurons in our muscles that can tell our brain wha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Lawyer Henry T. Greely analyzes the relevance of Mary Shelley's classic, "Frankenstein," in light of today's bioscience
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Trying to cut down on sugar? There is certainly no shortage of alternatives—aspartame, saccharin, and sugar
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 24, 2021
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists have discovered a new type of neuron that is key for forming associative memories. The corresponding stu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2021
Neuroscience
The fear response can be switched 'on' and 'off' in mice by targeting certain cells in the brain with pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Carbohydrates are essential sources of energy, but sugar molecules serve a variety of other biological functions as well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from McGill University have discovered one of the possible mechanisms by which lysergic acid diethylamide (L
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Boston University have found that manipulating how fear-based memories are processed may modify addicti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2020
Neuroscience
Many know oxytocin as the ‘love hormone.’ Known to produce feelings of attachment and enhance social bonds,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In humans, motor neurons link thoughts with the motion of the body. Now researchers have learned more about how they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Lots of people drink alcohol, but not everyone develops a drinking problem. Researchers are starting to learn more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2019
Neuroscience
It is during sleep when the brain reviews all of the information it received during the day, and either cements i
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska