Optogenetic Skeletal Muscle Cells Activated by Light

It’s not cool enough that scientists can grow muscle in a petri dish. Nope. Also not cool enough that we can insert light-sensitive proteins into animal cells to control genes. Just not good enough anymore.

Know what’s cool? Shining 20-millisecond light pulses at that muscle tissue and having it contract on command. Light-activated tissue motors are right around the corner …

(via Medgadget)

Source: medgadget.com

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