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Breakthrough Articles from NAR
Breakthrough Articles present high-impact studies answering long-standing questions in the field of nucleic acids research and/or opening up new areas and mechanistic hypotheses for investigation. These articles are chosen by the Editors on the recommendation of Editorial Board members and Referees.
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High-Impact Research Collection
Explore a collection of freely available high-impact research from 2020 and 2021 published in Nucleic Acid Research.
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Single-molecular studies of DNA-protein interactions Collection 2021
NAR is pleased to present a collection of 12 articles highlighting the use of single-molecule microscopy in the study of DNA-protein interactions.
2022 Database issue
The 2022 Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue contains 185 papers, including 87 papers reporting on new databases and 85 updates from resources previously published in the issue. Thirteen additional manuscripts provide updates on databases most recently published elsewhere. Seven new databases focus specifically on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2.
2021 Web Server issue
The 2021 Nucleic Acids Research Web Server issue is the 19th in a series of annual issues dedicated to web-based software resources for analysis and visualization of molecular biology data. This issue includes 89 articles covering web servers that support research activities in a wide range of areas, ranging from software aimed at the wet lab through structural biology to computational methods.
Critical Reviews & Perspectives
Articles offering reviews, analyses, insights, and opinions in areas relevant to the NAR audience.
NAR Methods
A comprehensive collection of methods papers published in Nucleic Acids Research since 1999, listed by category.
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