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A suite of improved fluorescent proteins offers better tools for cell biology.

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Figure 1: An overview of the development of selected monomeric fluorescent proteins.

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Patterson, G. A new harvest of fluorescent proteins. Nat Biotechnol 22, 1524–1525 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1204-1524

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