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Quantum dots in cells

Microscope: Silicon quantum dots fluorescing inside cancer cells

Silicon quantum dots fluorescing inside cancer cells grown in a laboratory. The bar in the bottom right corner measures 20 micrometres (20,000 nanometres).

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