How to Use opsin in a Sentence
opsin
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However, researchers discovered a new group of opsins.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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According to a press release, this is the first time scientists have reported an opsin that uses inorganic ions in this way.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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This new research found that certain coral opsins use a chloride ion from their environment for this function, a novel finding for wild-type animal opsins.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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In an outpatient procedure, clinicians would inject an opsin gene into the nerve through a natural opening in the skull above the upper jaw.
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New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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Instead of using amino acids—found in other animal opsins—ASO-II opsins employ chloride ions.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other work has focused on restoring partial vision by introducing opsins into retinal cells, an approach that has already reached early human trials.
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New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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This process begins with the day’s first light, when photoreceptive proteins called opsins in the gonads detect sunlight, triggering production of a hormone that matures developing gametes.
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Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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