optogenetics
/ˌɒptəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
/plural noun [treated as singular] Biology
A technique in neuroscience in which genes for light-sensitive proteins are introduced into specific types of brain cells in order to monitor and control their activity precisely using light signals: optogenetics allows researchers to control how nerve cells communicate...
- We may one day be able to isolate electrical potentials or neurotransmitter bursts down to the near-cellular level in animals - there are advances in optogenetics pointing in this direction.
- For the candidate for Laboratory of Animal Models extensive experience in optogenetics is desired.
- We take advantage of optogenetics to create virtual olfactory realities.
Derivatives
optogenetic
- The possibility to manipulate signaling using optogenetic technologies has opened new ways of intervention on cellular function.
- After optogenetic treatment, neighboring cells can take over the lost functions of the photoreceptors.
- The new study by Mutter and Munch shows the range of light intensity within which blindness can be treated using optogenetic methods.
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