HerbRNome: exploring the mysteries of traditional Chinese medicine from a new perspective

Conflict of interest statement

Weidong Zhang is the editorial board member of this journal and other authors declare no conflict of interest.

Funding

This research was funded by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (2023-I2M-3-009); Key Project at Central Government Level: The Ability Establishment of Sustainable Use for Valuable Chinese Medicine Resources (2060302-2305-02).

Author contributions

Yu Tian and Hai Shang contributed to investigating writing and revising—original draft preparation. GuiBo Sun participated in conceptual discussion. Weidong Zhang contributed to conceptualization, review and editing, funding acquisition. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Ethical approval of studies and informed consent

Not applicable.

Acknowledgments

None.

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