Researchers have found a way to efficiently convert different human blood types into a neutral type that
can be given to any patient
Credit: Macmillan Publishers LTD.: Nature 446(7136), Copyright 2007/Alexander Gottschalk
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A Light Switch for the Brain
A light-triggered switch to control brain cells could aid in the development of therapies for depression, Parkinson's, epilepsy, and other neurological diseases
Sources: "Multimodal Fast Optical Interrogation of Neural Circuitry"
Feng Zhang et al.
Nature 446: 633-639
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