"Light-Controlled Muscles Offer Superior Fatigue Resistance"

MIT researchers have developed an optogenetic technique to control muscles using light, offering more precise control and significantly reducing fatigue in mice compared to traditional electrical stimulation. This approach, while not yet feasible in humans, could revolutionize prosthetics and aid individuals with impaired limb function. The team is working on safely delivering light-sensitive proteins to human tissue to make this method clinically viable.