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SUMMARY:Towards a cartography of complex biological systems - Professor Lu
 is Amaral (Northwestern University\, USA)
DTSTART:20081023T153000Z
DTEND:20081023T163000Z
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CONTACT:Duncan Simpson
DESCRIPTION:Torrents of new biological data are being generated daily\, bu
 t our understanding of biological systems has not grown proportionally. Th
 is disparity arises from the fact that the behaviour of a biological syste
 m is not a linear combination of the behaviours of its components. Indeed\
 , higher-level structures within biological systems\, such as an organ\, c
 an be maintained precisely because of the complex network of nonlinear int
 eractions among the lower-level components\, e.g.\, the cells comprising t
 he organ.\n\nThe good news is that the interconnectedness of these network
 s is responsible for their remarkable efficiency and adaptability. The bad
  news is that this interconnectedness poses extraordinary challenges to re
 searchers. My groups is working toward the development cartographic method
 s that will enable researchers to glean the important information on a giv
 en biological system the scale of interest to the researcher.  I will repo
 rt on the progress we have made toward this goal.\n\nFor information about
  Professor Amaral's research please visit his group's website:\n\nhttp://a
 maral.northwestern.edu/\n\n
LOCATION:Kaetsu Centre\, New Hall
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