Andrei Famintsyn

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A botanist in St. Petersburg who, in 1866, first observed single-celled green algae moving in response to light, a foundational discovery for optogenetics.

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Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry | Lex Fridman Podcast #274

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A botanist in St. Petersburg who, in 1866, first observed single-celled green algae moving in response to light, a foundational discovery for optogenetics.