Protein in mosquito may shed light on brain communication pathways
Proteins called rhodopsins via optogenetics can control the activity of neurons in mice.
A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
