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Earlier research suggested that worm eyes relied on a different class of opsins, so the presence of a vertebrate-type c-opsin came as an unexpected discovery.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

The tags were designed to stick to opsins, light-sensitive proteins that exist in eyes across the animal kingdom.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

Hogfish, octopuses and geckos are some of many color-changing animals that carry light-sensitive proteins called opsins that help them change colors in different environments.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023

Instead, the opsins are found in cells directly beneath them, the scientists report today in Nature Communications.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023

The absorbance of rhodopsin in the rods is much more sensitive than in the cone opsins; specifically, rods are sensitive to vision in low light conditions, and cones are sensitive to brighter conditions.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013