US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Nov. 18 for "Biological sensing and communication using optogenetics and electronics" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,270, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Biological sensing and communication using optogenetics and electronics" was invented by Bhuvana Krishnaswamy (Madison, Wis.) and Megan N. Mcclean (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems and methods for biological sensing and communication using optogenetics and electronics are described. One example method includes generating a light beam incident on multiple regions in a device, wherein each region comprises an optogenetic system to generate, upon interacting with the light beam, biosensors, wherein an interaction b...