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Confocal Microscopy: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition takes the researcher from the bench top through the imaging process, to the page. Protocols for the preparation of tissues from many model or
Through great experimental difficulty, we’ve witnessed rapid, crucial developments at the intersection of computational biology, experimental technology, and statistics through which the vital process
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