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Affiliations

• ¹ Advanced Imaging Center, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
• ² Biomedical Research Core Facilities, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0674, USA.
• ³ Advanced Imaging Center, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA chewt@janelia.hhmi.org.