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Smartphone ‘orders’ body to treat diabetes using optogenetics

29-Apr-2017

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Smartphone used to control blood sugar levels in mice with diabetes.

Mice were genetically engineered to manufacture drugs that control blood sugar levels in response to light

Could be applied to a wide range of diseases and drug treatments.

The study was published in the Science Translational Medicine journal.

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East China Normal University

Public research university.

Mark Gomelsky

Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Wyoming.

Science Translational Medicine

Journal that publish papers with topics related to translational medicine

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