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Optoelectronics in the Heart
With the technology we developed called optogenetics, we can use light to turn on cells. And in this case, the heart muscle cells themselves. We do this by introducing a gene, a bit of DNA, into the heart muscle. This DNA directs the production of a protein called a channel rhodopsin. It opens a little pore a hole in the membrane and lets charged particles or ions flow across.
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