The development of an algorithm called RaceID enables the identification of rare cell types by single-cell RNA sequencing, even when they are part of a complex mixture of similar cells. See Letter p.251
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Wen, L., Tang, F. How to catch rare cell types. Nature 525, 197–198 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15204
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