I built this to make optogenetics easier to see. A protein from green algae became a tool for neuroscience. Researchers put its gene into selected neurons. Those cells then make a light-sensitive channel. Blue light opens it. A nerve signal can follow. The page has an alga and a neuron to explore. Rotate and zoom. Click a structure. Try the cutaway view. Switch on blue light and watch the voltage trace. Try it: https://classon.live/optogenetics I would welcome feedback on the learning flow. Does the move from alga to neuron make the idea clear? Which interaction needs a better explanation?   submitted by   /u/Formal-Grass-3173 [link]   [comments]