Lighting up the brain
Subtitle: the science of optogenetics
By: Marc Zimmer
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781512427523
Subjects: Brain; Juvenile literature; Physiology; Optogenetics; Neurophysiology
Description: "Discover the groundbreaking field of optogenetics, a biological technique that uses light to control cells in living tissue. Optogenetics helps researchers understand biochemical processes in live organisms and may someday be used to treat blindness, neural disorders, and other diseases."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ages 13-18.

Grades 9-12.

Accelerated Reader UG 8.1 3 3 193855

A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)
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