Optogenetics has ignited a revolution in neuroscience. Although this decree may sound like hype, researchers in the field disagree, saying the technique is allowing them to understand brain function ...

They look like storm clouds that could fit on the head of a pin: Organoids are three-dimensional cell cultures that play a key role in medical and clinical research. This is thanks to their ability to ...

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 ...

Watson and Crick, Schrödinger and Einstein all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the world's understanding of science. Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved ...

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 ...

For people with paralysis or amputation, neuroprosthetic systems that artificially stimulate muscle contraction with electrical current can help them regain limb function. However, despite many years ...

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 ...

If all goes according to plan, sometime next month a surgeon in Texas will use a needle to inject viruses laden with DNA from light-sensitive algae into the eye of a legally blind person in a bet that ...

Watson and Crick, Schrödinger and Einstein all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the world’s understanding of science. Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved ...