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Inhabiting Mars has long been a futuristic fantasy fueled by science fiction. However, successful landings over the past half ...

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The epigenetic modification 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) plays a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression. Although some methods have been developed to detect 5hmC, direct genome-wide ...

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