Carnegie Mellon Develops Optogenetic Photosensitizer for Cell Manipulation (VIDEO)

Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular and Biosensor Imaging Center (MBIC) has re-engineered a fluorescent probe into a powerful optogenetic photosensitizer that can be used to manipulate cells. The technology could help researchers better understand the role certain cells and proteins play in everyday function and disease, and could possibly be used as a targeted therapy for cancer and other diseases.

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