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A phylogenetically based transcriptome age index mirrors ontogenetic divergence patterns

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Bold claims for optogenetics

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Stage-specific sensitivity to p53 restoration during lung cancer progression

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Oxidant stress evoked by pacemaking in dopaminergic neurons is attenuated by DJ-1

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Suppression of inflammation by a synthetic histone mimic

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Molecular biology: Long RNAs turn up gene expression

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Chronic high-fat diet in fathers programs β-cell dysfunction in female rat offspring

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A genome-wide RNAi screen reveals determinants of human embryonic stem cell identity

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