Nano-SPEARs gently measure electrical signals in small animals

Monday, April 17, 2017 - 11:01 in Biology & Nature

Microscopic probes developed at Rice University have simplified the process of measuring electrical activity in individual cells of small living animals. The technique allows a single animal like a worm to be tested again and again and could revolutionize data-gathering for disease characterization and drug interactions.

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