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Oct 22, 2009 12:25

"Working in a new field called Optogenetics (optical stimulation plus genetic engineering), scientists injected lab mice with genes that can stimulate or inhibit neural activity based on the color of the light they're exposed to, and can be targeted to infect only on certain cell types. Additionally, another gene has been added to make neurons glow ( Read more... )

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creogaudium October 22 2009, 22:37:16 UTC
Reminds me of 'Green Leopard Plague', by Walter John Williams.

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