CRISPR Display: A modular method for locus-specific targeting of long noncoding RNAs and synthetic RNA devices in vivo
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Scott Younger
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-66756 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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