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Scientists Use Light to Control Proteins

Caption: The scientists attached a light-sensing protein (sensor) from the oat plant to an enzyme from E. coli. When they shined white light (stimulus) on the sensor, the enzyme's acitvity increased (output).

Credit: Benkovic lab, Penn State

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