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Putting super-resolution fluorescence microscopy to work

Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz et al. Nat Methods. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

Super-resolution microscopy is poised to revolutionize our understanding of the workings of the cell. But the technology still has some limitations, and these must be taken into consideration if widespread application is to yield biological insight.

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Leeuwenhoek and his first microscope, compared with a next-generation instrument for SR PALM imaging.

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SR techniques, obstacles and transformative areas. Scale bars, 1 μm. Portions of the figure were reprinted with permission from AAAS.

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