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Optogenetics

MIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, they used light. Here, Guillermo Herrera-Arcos looks at a tiny light shining from materials in the lab.

Muscles can be controlled by light, MIT study shows

May 23, 2024

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