Light-powered yeast cells (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Light-powered yeast cells

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Green rhodopsin proteins inside the blue cell walls help these yeast grow faster when exposed to light.

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Anthony Burnetti, Georgia Institute of Technology

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