Nascent RNA sequencing reveals widespread pausing and divergent initiation at human promoters.

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Published in Science on December 04, 2008

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Leighton J Core1, Joshua J Waterfall, John T Lis

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1: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

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