Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank J Lodge, the commissioning editor of Epigenomics, for helping with conceptualization of this editorial.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
M Shirvaliloo is a member of the Epigenomics Editorial Board. They were not involved in any editorial decisions related to the publication of this article, and all author details were blinded to the article’s peer reviewers as per the journal’s double-blind peer review policy. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.
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