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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

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First, an inactivated photo-switchable antibiotic was added to a bacterial lawn. Then, a mask was applied and the lawn was exposed to light for the specific activation of the antibiotic.

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Photo: Babii et al., Angewandte Chemie, 2014

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