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@@ -4699,12 +4699,11 @@ Using varying surface densities that are matched per-area between the beads and
 \glspl{dms} we can then activate T cells and assess their growth/phenotype as a
 function of surface density and the presentation method.
 
-% FIGURE this might warrant a better figure
 \subsection{Reducing Ligand Variance}
 
 While we have robust quality control steps to quantify each step of the
-\gls{dms} coating process, we still see high variance across time and personnel.
-This is less than ideal for translation.
+\gls{dms} coating process, we still see high variance across time and personnel
+(\cref{fig:dms_coating}). This is less than ideal for translation.
 
 When investigating the \gls{mab} and \gls{stp} binding, it appears that there is
 a significant variance both between and within different experiments (even