Synthetic Physiology

Optogenetic tools are DNA-encoded molecules that, when genetically targeted to cells, enable the control of specific physiological processes within those cells through exposure to light. These tools can pinpoint how these specific processes affect the emergent properties of a complex biological syst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chow, Brian Y., Boyden, Edward
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82128
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-3351