Imaging large cell populations with fast, automated super-resolution

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    Leveraging advances in hardware and probes, we have combined innovations in optics and algorithms to allow automated single-molecule-based super-resolution imaging at unprecedented throughput. This approach allows us to obtain nanoscale information from large cell populations, bridging the gap between imaging and indirect ensemble methods.

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    Fig. 1: 3D super-resolution imaging of 10,000 cells in a day.

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