Yesterday was apparently all about light.
August 12 brought a solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower… and the publication of our new @NatureComms
paper about what light does to the human retina. We probably couldn’t have picked a better date.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Photostimulation improves maturation of human photoreceptors - Nature Communications
Human retinal organoids can be taught to “see”: rhythmic light stimulation enhances photoreceptor maturation, strengthens retinal connectivity and improves functional responses, revealing light as a d...