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Computer models help decode cells that sense light without seeing |
February 08, 2014
Researchers have found that the melanopsin pigment in the retina is potentially more sensitive to light than its more famous counterpart, rhodopsin, the pigment that allows for night vision. Scientists have leveraged supercomputers to study melanopsin, a retina pigment capable of sensing environmental light changes, informing the nervous system and synchronizing it with the day/night rhythm.
Link: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/computers_math/computer_science/~3/IEqDeyrroyY/140207133012.htm
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