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Beyond the rainbow: new fluorescent proteins brighten the infrared scene

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Two fluorescent proteins that emit in the far-red and infrared range for imaging applications in cells and in vivo are described.

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Figure 1: Fluorescent proteins used for deep-tissue imaging in mammals.

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Lin, M. Beyond the rainbow: new fluorescent proteins brighten the infrared scene. Nat Methods 8, 726–728 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1678

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