An optogenetic method for controlling the movement of starfish oocytes has been developed, which could have applications for ...

In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start to move and shake, leading to contractions that cause it to squeeze, pinch, and eventually divide. As daughter cells follow ...

The researchers observed that light activated the enzyme, causing predictable cell movements. For example, specific light ...

Engineered starfish oocytes shape-shift in response to light, may enable the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...

MIT scientists have discovered a way to control the movements of starfish cells using light, which could have biomedical applications.

MIT researchers have found the way to control such movement using light. They worked with starfish egg cells, an organism which has been commonly utilized in the study of cell development.