Diatom shell (VIDEO)

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The researchers combined different simulations and microscopy techniques to examine each component of the shell separately. This was used to study how light interacts with the structure from the moment it is captured to the moment it is likely absorbed by the cell.

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Santiago Bernal, McGill University

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