Intracellular gold nanoclusters act as photosensitizers, enabling non-photosynthetic bacteria to produce acetic acid from carbon dioxide in a more efficient and durable fashion.
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Chen, Z., Rozhkova, E.A. Intracellular gold nanoclusters boost energy conversion. Nature Nanotech 13, 880–881 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-018-0280-2
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