Making molecular movies of a biological process of energy conversion
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Making molecular movies of a biological process of energy conversion

by University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Sensory rhodopsin II (rainbow colored) embedded in a lipid bilayer (heads red and tails blue) with Transducin (Gt) below it. Credit: Wikipedia.

Many organisms use sunlight to fuel cellular functions. But exactly how does this conversion of solar energy into chemical energy unfold?