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SUMMARY:From data to knowledge - Sydney Brenner (Salk Institute)
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CONTACT:Dr Fabien Petitcolas
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*: This is the great challenge for biology today. It 
 is also the great challenge for computer science\; bioinformatics is not e
 nough and computational biology is still in its infancy. We have to have a
  theory of the computational arhitecture of biological systems\, of how ou
 tcomes are generated in the hardware of living systems. Computational biol
 ogy must reflect biological computation. I will discuss this in my talk an
 d give some examples as to how this can inform knowlesge systems for biolo
 gy\n\n*Biography*: Sydney Brenner\, Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Cri
 ck-Jacobs Center\, is one of the past century's leading pioneers in geneti
 cs and molecular biology. Most recently\, Brenner has been studying verteb
 rate gene and genome evolution. His work in this area has resulted in new 
 ways of analyzing gene sequences\, which has developed a new understanding
  of the evolution of vertebrates. \n\nAmong his many notable discoveries\,
  Brenner established the existence of messenger RNA and demonstrated how t
 he order of amino acids in proteins is determined. He also conducted pione
 ering work with the roundworm\, a model organism now widely used to study 
 genetics. His research with Caenorhabditis elegans garnered insights into 
 aging\, nerve cell function and controlled cell death\, or apoptosis.\n\nS
 ydney is a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate\, shared wi
 th H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.
LOCATION:Large public lecture room\, Microsoft Research\, Roger Needham Bu
 ilding\, 7 J J Thomson Avenue\, Cambridge CB3 0FB
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