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Numerous sRNAs have already been identified, but the number of experimentally verified targets is considerably lower. Consequently, computational target prediction is in great demand. Many existing target prediction programs neglect the accessibility of target sites and the existence of a seed, while other approaches are either specialized to certain types of RNAs or too slow for genome-wide searches.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: We introduce INTARNA, a new general and fast approach to the prediction of RNA\u2013RNA interactions incorporating accessibility of target sites as well as the existence of a user-definable seed. 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