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Encyclopaedia of humble DNA

Researchers of the ENCODE consortium have analysed 1% of the human genome. Their findings bring us a step closer to understanding the role of the vast amount of obscure DNA that does not function as genes.

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Greally, J. Encyclopaedia of humble DNA. Nature 447, 782–783 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/447782a

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