How Genes from Algae can Help Restore Eyesight & the Alarming Rise of Mucormycosis (or ‘Black Fungus’) in India
4 June, 2021A remarkable new piece of research was published in ‘Nature’ on May 24th, 2021. This research used optogenetics to control light sensitive neurons in the human eye by adding a gene for a light-sensitive protein called an opsin from algae. Also this week I have briefly covered the alarming rise in ‘black fungus’ or mucormycosis infections in India in connection with COVID-19.
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