MODULATING PHOTOREACTIVITY IN A CELL
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1. A method for imparting photoreactivity to a nerve cell lacking photoreactivity, the method comprising delivering a photovoltaic molecule or complex of molecules onto the surface or in the membrane of the nerve cell.
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Photoreactivity in a cell is modulated by incorporating an isolated optical trigger on the surface or in the membrane of the cell. Exposure of a cell bearing incorporated optical triggers causes the generation of a measurable physiological signal.
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- 1. A method for imparting photoreactivity to a nerve cell lacking photoreactivity, the method comprising delivering a photovoltaic molecule or complex of molecules onto the surface or in the membrane of the nerve cell.
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