Illuminating a Biological Light Switch (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Illuminating a Biological Light Switch

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Line-scanning high-speed atomic force microscopy measures the ‘firing’ of the bacteriorhodopsin protein at millisecond temporal resolution when the light is turned on. The bar at the bottom of the movie indicates light off (black) and light on (green). Image courtesy of Dr. Simon Scheuring and Dr. Alma Perez Perrino.

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Image courtesy of Dr. Simon Scheuring and Dr. Alma Perez Perrino.

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