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Lyla El-Fayomi

Dr. Lyla El-Fayomi has a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Toronto. She is a researcher and freelance science writer headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area. Follow her on X @DrLylaElFay

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The ever-expanding optogenetic toolkit

Author: Lyla El-Fayomi, 05/22/19

A mouse with mysterious cables attached to its head explores an enclosure, casually walking past a small wooden stick, uninterested. Cut to another scene of the same mouse as it walks past the same stick – only this time, a light atop its head begins to glow. Without hesitation the mouse pounces, grabbing the stick […]