An economical and highly adaptable optogenetics system for individual and population-level manipulation of Caenorhabditis elegans

Abstract Background Optogenetics allows the experimental manipulation of excitable cells by a light stimulus without the need for technically challenging and invasive procedures. The high degree of spatial, temporal, and intensity control that can be achieved with a light stimulus, combined with cel...

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Main Authors: M. Koopman, L. Janssen, E. A. A. Nollen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01085-2