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. 2004 Mar;2(3):E42.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020042. Epub 2004 Mar 16.

Identifying protein function--a call for community action

Richard J Roberts  1
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Identifying protein function--a call for community action

Richard J Roberts. PLoS Biol. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Functional information is lacking for many of the hypothetical proteins encoded within sequenced genomes. Richard Roberts proposes that a community-based approach might offer an effecient way to fill the function gap

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