New technologies for improved relevance in miRNA research

Abstract

After a number of years of research in the field of miRNA, the robustness and biological relevance of many published articles is increasingly being questioned. We propose the use of new RNA-seq approaches, genome editing technologies, and updated public databases to improve the quality, reliability, and relevance of published data.

Keywords: CRISPR; RNA sequencing; genome editing; microRNA; noncoding RNA.