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[O]ptogenetics is a rising star within the developing field of neurology. What is optogenetics? Simply put, it’s physics meets biology. In this case, it’s the insertion of a gene that encodes for a light-sensitive protein into animal neurons to ‘turn on’ certain cell activity. Think of the new protein as aContinue Reading

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[C]ancer is an ancient enemy that–until now–has appeared invincible. Today’s announcement of a new ‘wonder drug’ to combat all cancer sounds wonderful and is music to the ears of cancer sufferers around the world. However, is the news as good as it initially sounds? In a nutshell, the new ‘drug’Continue Reading