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Networks to understand our DNA

By Hennah, Porteous - [The DISC1 Pathway Modulates Expression of Neurodevelopmental, Synaptogenic and Sensory Perception Genes http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004906], CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7681986

One beautiful, extremely important hidden network is the network of gene interactions: our DNA contains tens of thousands of genes. Some of these are really important. If you don’t have even one of them, you can’t live.

Mapping militants with networks

"An Aerial View of the Za'atri Refugee Camp" by U.S. Department of State - http://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/9312291491/sizes/o/in/photostream/. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_Aerial_View_of_the_Za%27atri_Refugee_Camp.jpg#/media/File:An_Aerial_View_of_the_Za%27atri_Refugee_Camp.jpg

A group of researchers at Stanford University took the many narratives of some of the biggest players in recent conflicts, and turned those into networks of time-lines.

Turn, turn, turn!

Will you always reach your destination? This is the question to be answered.