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Tracking tRNA packages

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Fast, single-molecule tracking microscopy monitors transitions between mobile and ribosome-bound fluorescent tRNAs to achieve nucleotide-resolution measurements of translation rates in living cells.

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Fig. 1: Fluorescently labeled tRNA molecules are delivered into cells via electroporation.

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