C. elegans Stoplight (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

C. elegans Stoplight

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OMU scientists have developed a system that can control the behavior of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, using two different light-sensitive proteins called opsins that are triggered by green and UV lights. The opsins are highly sensitive and can be switched on and off repeatedly, a property that is highly relevant to many avenues of biological research and the development of targeted drug treatments.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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