Optogenetics: Controlling Your Genes with Light

Optogenetics: Controlling Your Genes with Light

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What if a genetic brain disease could be turned off simply by flashing a light in your eyes? What if your depression could be cured that way? Sounds amazingly wonderful, true, but what if your behavior could be controlled that way too?

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