Melanopsin Looks on the Bright Side of Life (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Melanopsin Looks on the Bright Side of Life (2 of 2)

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Melanopsin, a light receptor that measures the intensity of incoming light is found in rare, specialized cells embedded in the retina. The different colors corresponds to different depths of the imaged tissue sample.

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Courtesy of Dr. Satchin Panda, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Dr. James Fitzpatrick, Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center

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