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Analysis of mammalian gene function through broad-based phenotypic screens across a consortium of mouse clinics

Hrabě de Angelis, M. et al. Nat. Genet. 10.1038/ng.3360 (27 July 2015)

Growth dynamics of gut microbiota in health and disease inferred from single metagenomic samples

Korem, T. et al. Science 10.1126/science.aac4812 (30 July 2015)

Expression of barley SUSIBA2 transcription factor yields high-starch low-methane rice

Su, J. et al. Nature 523, 602–606 (2015)

The prognostic landscape of genes and infiltrating immune cells across human cancers

Gentles, A.J. et al. Nat. Med. 21, 938–945 (2015)

Continuous volumetric imaging via an optical phase-locked ultrasound lens

Kong, L. et al. Nat. Methods 12, 759–762 (2015)