Science · 2015

Identification and characterization of essential genes in the human genome

Wang T, Birsoy K, Hughes NW, Krupczak KM, Post Y, Wei JJ, Lander ES, Sabatini DM.

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  • Wang TDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  • Birsoy KDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  • Hughes NWBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
  • Krupczak KMWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  • Post YWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  • Wei JJDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
  • Lander ESDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. lander@broadinstitute.org sabatini@wi.mit.edu.
  • Sabatini DMDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. lander@broadinstitute.org sabatini@wi.mit.edu.
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Sam Silva

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Important contribution to the field.

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Omar Nguyen

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Great figures and clear story.

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Ken Kim

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Jonas Rossi

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Interesting idea, small sample.

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Eva Park

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Interesting idea, small sample.

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Alex Garcia

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Great figures and clear story.