Global initiative advances next-generation light sensors based on emerging materials

A global team of experts from academia and industry has joined forces in a landmark Consensus Statement on next-generation ...

Six species of North American bats glow under UV light, adding to growing list of fluorescent mammals

Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why certain mammals exhibit this odd trait.

One clock, two functions: Circadian rhythms and developmental timing may share a fundamental molecular machinery

Scientists at the FMI and the University of California-Santa Cruz have found that similar molecular machineries control daily ...
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Characterization of postsynaptic glutamate transporter functionality in the zebrafish retinal first synapse across different wavelengths

Loss of the glutamate transporters EAAT5b and EAAT7 disrupts wavelength-specific visual processing and UV-dependent prey detection in zebrafish, revealing their key roles in modulating light ...