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A quantum dot decorated with luciferase molecules fluoresces without external illumination.

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Figure 1: In conventional near-infrared fluorescence imaging (left), excitation light (dashed lines) is scattered and absorbed by tissue.

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Frangioni, J. Self-illuminating quantum dots light the way. Nat Biotechnol 24, 326–328 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0306-326

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