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A multitalented protein: Fluorescence and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer, FRET and BRET, respectively, are viable strategies for the generation of near-infrared light for in vivo imaging. In a recent ground-breaking study, luciferase was used first to mediate the growth and stability of quantum dots and then as a light source for BRET (see picture).
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