
Lighting Up the Brain
The Science of Optogenetics
Marc Zimmer(Author)
Lerner Publishing Group
Published on 1. January 2018
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-1-5124-2752-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Discover the groundbreaking field of optogenetics, a biological technique that uses light to control cells in living tissue. Optogenetics helps researchers understand biochemical processes in live organisms and may someday be used to treat blindness, neural disorders, and other diseases."--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Target group
Young adult
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Sixth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 13 to 14 years, Interest Age: From 11 to 18 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Library binding
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5124-2752-3 (9781512427523)
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01/2018
Lerner Publishing Group
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Person
Marc Zimmer is the author of several nonfiction young adult books and a professor at Connecticut College, where he teaches chemistry and studies the proteins involved in producing light in jellyfish and fireflies. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and did his post-doc at Yale University. He has published articles on science and medicine for the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Huffington Post, among many other publications. He lives in Waterford, Connecticut, with his wife, their two children, and a genetically modified fluorescent mouse named Prometheus.