Marc Watson

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What breakthrough in understanding of a field, or technical breakthrough, do you hope to see in biology in 2015?

In any field, or cross-disciplinary area, of biology, what breakthrough do you hope to see in 2015? Its a big question, so think big!

12 December 2014 4,389 4 View

Are there restrictions on non-academic research establishments, like biotechs, using optogenetic tools like channelrhodopsins?

Do optogenetic tools and constructs, like the classic channelrhodopsins, have usage restrictions that stop non-academic research labs from freely utilising them for research purposes? Thanks everyone.

09 September 2014 3,602 6 View

What novel technologies do we still need to develop for neuroscience research?

The last decade has seen fantastic progress in the emergence and development of research tools to study neuroscience and interrogate normal and diseased brain function in vitro and in vivo; tools...

04 April 2014 728 0 View

Advice on high content imagers: Perkin Elmer Operetta vs Molecular Devices ImageExpress Micro?

Does anybody have any advice on the quality and functionality of the two high content imagers and their associated analysis software above? Image quality, ease of analysis, reliability etc. Many...

03 March 2014 4,314 5 View

Are there any differences between the behaviour of OPCs derived from optic nerve vs brain?

Does anybody have any opinions or know of any literature about similarities or differences between OPCs (rat) derived from either the optic nerve, or from brain by the McCarthy/de Vellis method?...

08 August 2013 6,804 2 View