New optovolution technique uses light to guide protein evolution
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Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Mar 6 2026 Evolution is biology's powerful method of engineering. It works by generating many variants of DNA, RNA, and proteins inside cells and letting nature "select" the organism that performs best. Early farmers started taking advantage of evolution by interfering with natural selection and letting only the most productive livestock and crops mate. In laboratories, researchers developed methods for directed evolution of proteins, especially enzymes
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