This study makes the fundamental discovery of the first natural animal rhodopsin that uses a chloride ion instead of an amino acid side chain as a counterion. Using a combination of biochemical and ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues behind the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, a species that can live ...

Eye diseases often develop asymptomatically for many years. ICTER scientists have developed the f-ORG technique, which ...

Im Dunkeln sehen wir weniger als am Tag – doch manche Menschen sehen nachts besonders schlecht. Manche vermeiden deshalb Autofahren. Woher Nachtblindheit kommt und was helfen kann.

Kurzsichtigkeit, Blendung, Linsentrübungen oder seltene Nachtblindheit – warum viele Menschen nachts schlechter sehen und wann eine augenärztliche Abklärung ...

Scientists finally find how Greenland sharks live cancer-free for centuries - Findings can inform future research into ...

The Greenland shark, a slow-moving giant of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, holds the record as the longest-lived ...

Another example discussed is the complex of G protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin with its cognate G protein transducin.

The retina is a layered structure that lines the inner surface of the eye. It consists of layers of neurons: light-sensitive photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells ...