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Minimal “self” peptides that inhibit phagocytic clearance and enhance delivery of nanoparticles

Rodriguez, P. et al. Science 339, 971–975 (2013)

Natural RNA circles function as efficient microRNA sponges

Hansen, T. et al. Nature doi:10.1038/nature11993 (27 February 2013)

Circular RNAs are a large class of animal RNAs with regulatory potency

Memczak, S. et al. Nature doi:10.1038/nature11928 (27 February 2013)

Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-guided platform for sequence-specific control of gene expression

Qi, L. et al. Cell 152, 1173–1183 (2013)

Mechanism-based covalent neuraminidase inhibitors with broad spectrum influenza antiviral activity

Kim, J.-H. et al. Science doi:10.1126/science.1232552 (21 February 2013)

Systematic measurement of transcription factor–DNA interactions by targeted mass spectrometry identifies candidate gene regulatory proteins

Mirzaei, H. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110, 3645–3650 (2013)

Cell death from antibiotics without the involvement of reactive oxygen species

Liu, Y. et al. Science 339, 1210–1213 (2013)

Killing by bactericidal antibiotics does not depend on reactive oxygen species

Keren, I. et al. Science 339, 1213–1216 (2013)