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On target: A public repository for large-scale RNAi experiments

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Many RNA interference (RNAi) screens are now performed to functionally annotate the mammalian genome. Implementing a public repository based on common data standards is essential to realize the full value of largescale RNAi data sets.

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  1. Caroline E. Shamu is at the ICCB-Longwood Screening Facility, Harvard Medical School, 250 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5731, USA,

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  2. Stefan Wiemann is at the Division of Molecular Genome Analysis and Genomics & Proteomics Core Facility, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 580, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany,

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  3. Michael Boutros is at the Division of Signaling and Functional Genomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty, Mannheim, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany,

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Shamu, C., Wiemann, S. & Boutros, M. On target: A public repository for large-scale RNAi experiments. Nat Cell Biol 14, 115 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb2435

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