Photoreceptors
Photoreceptors: are specialized types of neuroepithelial cells found in the retina that is capable of visual phototransduction. The vast biological importance of photoreceptors is that they convert light into signals that can stimulate biological processes.
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JAN 10, 2021Microbiology
JAN 10, 2021People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
NOV 01, 2020When light levels are low, the rod cells of our eyes go to work to help us see.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 29, 2020Researchers from UCL have found that staring into a deep red light for just three minutes per day can significantly impr ...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
NOV 08, 2019One of the most remarkable capabilities of living things is phototropism—in which living organisms track and move ...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetMAR 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 24, 2019Treating some diseases of the eye has been difficult because researchers have had difficulty seeing the damage. New work ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Microbiology
JAN 10, 2021
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri
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Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 01, 2020
When light levels are low, the rod cells of our eyes go to work to help us see.
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Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 29, 2020
Researchers from UCL have found that staring into a deep red light for just three minutes per day can significantly impr
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WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
NOV 08, 2019
One of the most remarkable capabilities of living things is phototropism—in which living organisms track and move
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Tiffany Dazet
MAR 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 24, 2019
Treating some diseases of the eye has been difficult because researchers have had difficulty seeing the damage. New work
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Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2019
Technology
MAR 14, 2019
Certain mammals, including humans, can see a limited range of wavelengths of light known as visible light. The visible l
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Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 25, 2018
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa
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Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
AUG 09, 2018
Blue light is all around us in the digital devices we use. From cell phones and tablets to laptops and video games, the
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Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
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MAR 13, 2018
Beau Scott, who teaches in the fourth and fifth grade at Dayton Elementary School in Ohio, was given a special present b
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OCT 29, 2020 6:00 AM PDTDate: October 29, 2020 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), Chronic inflammation can occur as a result of a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. Epigenetic modifica...Speaker: Thomas Ayers, Ph.D. , Pawel Zajac, Ph.D. , Dr. Adam CribbsSponsored By: Illumina, Dolomite BioMAR 11, 2020 6:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
MAR 11, 2020 6:00 AM PDTThe locomotion of humans and other animals requires a seamless flow of information from sensory modalities all the way to the motor periphery. As such, locomotion is an excellent system for...Speaker: Michael Dickinson, PhD , Anthony Azevedo, PhD , Clare Howard, PhD , Luke Brezovec , Sasha Rayshubskiy , Emily PalmerPresented at: Neuroscience 2020
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are a promising source of personalized therapy. These cells can provide immune-compatible autologous replacement tissue for the treatment of potentially a...
Speaker:
Kapil Bharti
Presented at: 6th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event
NOV 17, 2016
7:00 AM PST
NOV 17, 2016
7:00 AM PST
Inherited retinal degenerative disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa are characterized by death of the light sensing photoreceptive neurons of the outer retina. Like the rest of the CNS, the...
Speaker:
KEYNOTE: Budd Tucker, PhD
Presented at: 4th Annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event
OCT 29, 2020
6:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
OCT 29, 2020
6:00 AM PDT
Date: October 29, 2020 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), Chronic inflammation can occur as a result of a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. Epigenetic modifica...
Speaker:
Thomas Ayers, Ph.D.
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Pawel Zajac, Ph.D.
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Dr. Adam Cribbs
Sponsored By: Illumina,
Dolomite Bio
MAR 11, 2020
6:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAR 11, 2020
6:00 AM PDT
The locomotion of humans and other animals requires a seamless flow of information from sensory modalities all the way to the motor periphery. As such, locomotion is an excellent system for...
Speaker:
Michael Dickinson, PhD
,
Anthony Azevedo, PhD
,
Clare Howard, PhD
,
Luke Brezovec
,
Sasha Rayshubskiy
,
Emily Palmer
Presented at: Neuroscience 2020
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are a promising source of personalized therapy. These cells can provide immune-compatible autologous replacement tissue for the treatment of potentially a...
Speaker:
Kapil Bharti
Presented at: 6th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event
NOV 17, 2016
7:00 AM PST
NOV 17, 2016
7:00 AM PST
Inherited retinal degenerative disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa are characterized by death of the light sensing photoreceptive neurons of the outer retina. Like the rest of the CNS, the...
Speaker:
KEYNOTE: Budd Tucker, PhD
Presented at: 4th Annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event
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NOV 14, 2018
NOV 14, 2018Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...
NOV 14, 2018
NOV 14, 2018
Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...