Hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) methods are a powerful
computational tool for the investigation of all forms of catalysis, as they allow for an accurate …

Optogenetics, a field concentrating on controlling cellular functions by means of light-
activated proteins, has shown tremendous potential in neuroscience. It possesses superior …

Numerous photoreceptors and genetic circuits emerged over the past two decades and now
enable the light-dependent ie, optogenetic, regulation of gene expression in bacteria …

Artificial light-emitting diode (LED) light source, regarded as a front-runner technology for the
promoting of plant growth, has attracted much attention toward the burgeoning fertilizer-free …

Sensory photoreceptors abound in nature and enable organisms to adapt behavior,
development, and physiology to environmental light. In optogenetics, photoreceptors allow …

Methodologies for the controlled delivery of genetic information into target cells are of utmost
importance for genetic engineering in both fundamental and applied research. However …

We present a prototype and verification of a multichannel laser system applicable to
optogenetic research. In vivo photostimulation of neural cells expressing photoconvertible …

Current medicine might be greatly enhanced by the ability to in vivo control and monitor
neurons using opsins/phytochromes expressed in neural cells. The fundamental challenge …

Optogenetic research has opened up the possibility to control neurons that will help detect
and treat neurological diseases in the early stage. Treatment of dysfunctions requires …