Student

John Boyette

Graduate Student

Email jlb7997@psu.edu

Centers & Institutes

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Ecology IGDP

A new study led by a Penn State biologist reveals that frogs have maintained a surprising number of nonvisual light-sensing proteins over evolutionary time. These proteins, called opsins, play a role in a variety of biological functions including calibration of circadian rhythm, melatonin release, pupil response, and detection and response to seasonal changes. Credit: John L. Boyette / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

June 17, 2024

Unexpected diversity of light-sensing proteins goes beyond vision in frogs

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