| CPC C12Q 1/6841 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6876 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); G01N 21/64 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6432 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims | 
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               1. A method, comprising: 
            (a) contacting a biological sample with a quencher comprising a quencher dye and a targeting moiety, wherein the targeting moiety covalently binds with a biological moiety endogenous to the biological sample, thereby targeting the quencher to the biological moiety; 
                (b) contacting the biological sample with a detectable probe that binds to a molecule of interest in the biological sample; and 
                (c) detecting a signal associated with the detectable probe bound to the molecule of interest in the biological sample, 
                thereby detecting the molecule of interest in the biological sample. 
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