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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chow, Brian Y. (Author), Boyden, Edward (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor), Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor), Boyden, Edward Stuart (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2013-11-15T17:12:51Z.
Subjects:
Online Access:Get fulltext