Programming with the Light Switch (IMAGE)

University of Freiburg

Programming with the Light Switch

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Exposure to light releases the molecule ATP. It provides the energy for an enzyme (blue) that joins DNA building blocks into a strand. Another enzyme (green) separates the strand at these binding sites so that the strand is dynamically lengthened and shortened.

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Illustration: Michal Rössler

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