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File format and file compression program

bzip2 is a file format and a file compression program. The program uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm to compress and decompress a single file using the bzip2 file format. libbzip2 is a lossless data compression software library used by the bzip2 program. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Bzip2A 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Charakterisierung von CPRF2-homologen bZIP- Proteinen aus Arabidopsis thaliana unter besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer intrazellulären VerteilungThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis of bZIP2 in Salvia miltiorrhiza leads to promoted phenolic acid biosynthesisCited 77 times
  4. Go sideways: DeflateA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: RzipA closely related topic

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