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Gero Miesenboeck herontwerpt een brein

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In de zoektocht om het brein in kaart te brengen, hebben veel wetenschappers de ongelooflijk uitdagende taak al aangegaan om de activiteit van elk neuron op te nemen. Gero Miesenboeck werkt omgekeerd -- hij manipuleert specifieke neuronen om uit te zoeken wat ze exact doen, door middel van een serie ongelooflijke experimenten die de manier waarop fruitvliegjes licht ontvangen veranderen.

Using light and a little genetic engineering -- optogenetics -- Gero Miesenboeck has developed a way to control how living nerve cells work, and advanced understanding of how the brain controls behavior. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Tars Van hoof
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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