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European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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Caption

MAGIC operates like a fully automated game of laser tag, spotting cells with a particular visible feature, like the presence of micronuclei, and marking them using a system involving a laser and a photoconvertible dye. 

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Daniela Velasco/EMBL

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