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    Using Light to Restore Cell Function

    August 3, 2022, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    A super resolution image captured in Diao’s lab shows the endoplasmic reticulum in green, lysosomes in pink and mitochondria in red. Using the light-activated proteins, the mitochondria and lysosomes are brought together to conduct mitochondrial fission. Photo provided by Jiajie Diao.

    New research from the University of Cincinnati shows early indications that light can be used as a treatment for certain diseases, including cancer.

    Researchers from UC, the U222niversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University at Buffalo published the results of their study demonstrating light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells in the journal Nature Communications July 25.

    The research centers on the functions of mitochondria, organelles within a cell that act as...

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