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We simply cannot go on being so vague about ‘function’

1 Dec 2018

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Function is an onerous concept, as the recent study by Steven Salzberg and colleagues demonstrates. We should be careful and always specific in using the 'F-word'.

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PMID: 30563541
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1600-4

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