At the Edge of Life's Code.

• Autores: Thania Benios
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 298, Nº. 4, 2008, págs. 106-109
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article describes how Chris Wiggins, an applied mathematician and physicist, uses machine learning in the field of cellular biology. He hopes to predict the manner in which all of an organism's genes will behave in all circumstances. Such research could be used in the study of cancer. These algorithms attempt to encompass and reproduce complex biological networks, including DNA and RNA. Wiggins developed the MEDUSA algorithm (motif element discrimination using sequence agglomeration).