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Jill Sakai

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Lighting a New Way to Study Brain Function

February 20, 2020 / in Features / 1 Comment / by: Jill Sakai

Stephen Foulger is harnessing new X-ray-sensitive, light-emitting materials, which may enable control of neural activity from outside the skull.

Pitted Against Parasites

March 7, 2019 / in Features / 0 Comments / by: Jill Sakai

Bats play a crucial role in insect control as well as pollination and seed dispersal. But they’re dying off at alarming rates due to a fungal pathogen called white-nose syndrome. Researchers are exploring how to foster bat populations to survive this disease.