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having the same focus or foci

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  • We looked at thin rock slices and fresh surfaces using a mapping technique called confocal Raman imaging spectroscopy.
  • To find out the cause of discomfort like hers, gastroenterologists now have a new technology called confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE).
  • Brasier and colleagues used a computer technique called confocal microscopy to reconstruct the webs and examine the interweaving silk threads.
  • The scientists will study the building blocks of these synapses - specialized proteins - using genetics, molecular biology and a technique known as confocal microscopy.
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