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The symposium “Elucidation of biological functions by optical control” was held during the 57th annual meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan (BSJ2019) at Miyazaki, Japan. In this commentary, we introduce invited speakers of this symposium and summarized their research topics.
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Tsukamoto, H., Shichida, Y. Session 2SFA—the symposium “Elucidation of biological functions by optical control” on BSJ2019 at Miyazaki, Japan. Biophys Rev 12, 279–280 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-020-00640-5
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