Using Light to Connect Molecules (IMAGE)

Bar-Ilan University

Using Light to Connect Molecules

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An illustration of intracluster bond formation: a cluster containing two biomolecules is exposed to UV light (left), which drives a chemical bond to form between the two molecules (center), resulting in a larger and more complex biomolecule (right)

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Dario Barreiro Lage, Madrid University

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