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SPOTs fill a major gap in RNA quantification

Direct RNA quantification using barcoded fluorescence hybridization enables accurate and scalable gene expression profiling.

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Figure 1: Principles of genome-wide expression profiling approaches.

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Yuan, J., Sims, P. SPOTs fill a major gap in RNA quantification. Nat Methods 14, 1137–1138 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.4515

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