Rich Kramer
@RichKramerLab
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Photocontrol of ion channels and receptors for treating blindness and understanding the brain. Opinions are my own.
Joined February 2019
Vision loss in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is not just about death of rods & cones--it also involves hyperactivity of downstream neurons, triggered by retinoic acid (RA). Hence RA inhibitors can revive vision in RP mice. Now online in Science Advances🧵1/15
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@AndrewHires Zoonosis and lab leak are not mutually exclusive. The original virus could have been collected in the wild, amplified in the lab, and then accidentally leaked. In fact, that might be the most plausible explanation.
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@TimothyDSnyder Kurt Vonnegut Jr. could have created the Trump + Musk farce but critics would have considered it implausible and silly.
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RT @emily_liman: In @elife: A toolbox for ablating excitatory and inhibitory synapses Congratulations Don and Aida…
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@MickPuck Do you know “White Wine in the Sun”, by the singer, songwriter, actor, director, and comedian Tim Minchin? He’s staunchly rational, and this song challenges the commercial and religious aspects of Xmas while being touching and sentimental.
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Announcing the first annual Visual Neuroscience summer course, Woods Hole, MA, Aug 1-16, 2025. Come for an eye-opening, hands-on experience with inspiring faculty and students from around the world. Please help spread the word!
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@KMLukas43 @Fernand46357857 Trump tax cuts and DINO Senators ( Manchin and Sinema) who derailed Biden’s agenda.
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@MickPuck You get to watch this shitshow from afar. We have to live it for the next 1526 days (not that I’m counting)!
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@Brink_Thinker Hope you are voting today for compassion, decency, and respect for all people. It’s a clear choice. Do the right thing.
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