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New paper in Molecular Cell
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Article descibes a novel technique that uses millions of micromirrors to shine blue-light onto live yeast cells to activate each cell's gene transcription and to visualize and quantify the resulting mRNA. The technique allows a digital computer to precisely and independently control each cell's mRNA using optogenetic feedback.