A newly engineered infrared fluorescent protein will allow microscopists to peer more deeply into living animals.
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Lecoq, J., Schnitzer, M. An infrared fluorescent protein for deeper imaging. Nat Biotechnol 29, 715–716 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1941
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