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Karl has said publicly a few times that he sees optogenetics as a tool for basic scientific discovery, that then inform treatment of human patients, ie where to
by tbenst 6y ago
Karl has said publicly a few times that he sees optogenetics as a tool for basic scientific discovery, that then inform treatment of human patients, ie where to use transcranial magnetic stimulation. Any method that requires genetic manipulation in humans will be tricky. PNS seems likely to be the first application in humans, although there are also clinical trials going in the retina, not sure how they’ve progressed though.
- whymauri 6y agoThat's unfortunate, because the resolution and fine control you get with optogenetics are really good in the periphery, offering high therapeutic potential for amputees and paraplegics. The main roadblock is the understudied immunogenicity problem, IMO.