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Photoswitches: A New Addition to the Molecular Toolkit HDHow chemist Dirk Trauner at LMU Munich is revolutionizing photopharmacology
LMU chemist Dirk Trauner builds photoresponsive molecular switches that enable nerve-cell receptors to be controlled by light. In this way, nerve-cell activity can be switched on and off at will in the laboratory. But, he says, we hope that our research can be translated into medical applications. In that case, Trauners strategy could provide a means of compensating for the loss of photoreceptors in the retina one of the most prevalent causes of blindness or lead to more effective and less stressful forms of cancer chemotherapy. Language: en Genres: Courses, Education, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Photoswitches: A New Addition to the Molecular Toolkit
Thursday, 31 March, 2016
