Semiconductor nanocrystals can track movements of individual receptors on the surface of living cells with unmatched spatial and temporal resolution.
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Gur, G., Yarden, Y. Enlightened receptor dynamics. Nat Biotechnol 22, 169–170 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0204-169
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