Methods to simultaneously localize the positions of multiple single fluorophores by precisely determining their individual positions are now yielding impressive gains in fluorescence microscopy resolution.
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Moerner, W. Single-molecule mountains yield nanoscale cell images. Nat Methods 3, 781–782 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1006-781
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