(a)
Tubulin proteins (left, scale bar ∼5 nm) polymerize
into microtubules (right, scale bar ∼25 nm). (b) Highly ordered
arrays of tryptophan amino acids (left, in blue) absorb ultraviolet
radiation collectively with strong transition dipole moments (right,
in red, scale bar ∼25 nm). Reproduced with permission under
a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License from ref (406). Copyright 2019 IOP Publishing
Ltd.