Just 20 Neurons Were Enough to Set off a Learned Movement in Mice
UC San Diego researchers showed that artificially activating just twenty selected neurons in the mouse motor cortex can trigger the ...
Tag: optogenetics
Cells and Materials Are Learning to Compute: The Rise of Engineered Biocomputability
A new Nature Chemical Engineering review maps how synthetic biology and stimuli-responsive materials are converging to embed Boolean logic and ...
Optogenetic Therapy Shows Signs of Restoring Vision in Advanced Blindness
An international trial led by University of Pittsburgh scientists found that an optogenetic gene therapy combined with light-projecting goggles was ...
Brain’s own cannabis-like signal acts as a brake on PTSD-like behavior in mice
A mouse study reveals that endocannabinoid 2-AG signaling in the oval bed nucleus of the stria terminalis acts as a ...
New Chemigenetic Tool CLOK Color-Codes Neurons by Birthdate to Reveal How Circuits Assemble
Scientists have developed CLOK, a chemigenetic labeling system that color-codes neurons by birthdate in living zebrafish and enables birthdate-resolved calcium ...
Gene Therapy With Goggles Lets Blind Patients See Objects, Five-Year Study Shows
A five-year clinical cohort study shows that an optogenetic therapy combining gene injection and light-stimulating goggles is safe and enabled ...
AlphaFold Structures Turn Light-Sensitive Protein Variants Into Predictable Molecular Maps
Researchers have developed Foldinsight, a framework that uses AlphaFold2-predicted structures and molecular field descriptors to model and spatially interpret the ...
Light-Driven Switch Lets Scientists Turn Genes On and Off in the Same Cell
Researchers at HKUST have engineered a bidirectional photoriboswitch that uses a single blue-light input to simultaneously reconstitute one RNA-binding protein ...
Tiny Cellular Trains: IFT20 Steers Light-Sensing Protein Delivery in Green Algae
New research shows that the intraflagellar transport protein IFT20 acts as a central, GTP-sensitive adaptor guiding channelrhodopsin-1 delivery to the ...
Scientists Combine Light and Electricity to Keep Nerve Stimulation Working Longer
New research in mice shows that pairing optogenetics with electrical stimulation sustains the activation of touch-sensing nerve fibers far better ...
-
Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
-
University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
-
Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
-
Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
-
Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
Embark on a thrilling journey of discovery with Scienmag.com—your ultimate source for cutting-edge breakthroughs. Immerse yourself in a world where curiosity knows no limits and tomorrow’s possibilities become today’s reality!