MIT-Georgia Tech Robot Whole-Cell Patch Clamping (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

MIT-Georgia Tech Robot Whole-Cell Patch Clamping

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Researchers at MIT and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a way to automate a process called whole-cell patch clamping, which involves bringing a tiny hollow glass pipette in contact with the cell membrane of a neuron, then opening up a small pore in the membrane to record the electrical activity within the cell.

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Sputnik Animation and MIT McGovern Institute

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