Resources

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Image of human disease network and disease gene network.

Genetic Algorithm discussion and program in Java

This is my discussion of genetic programming, three assignments
for beginning Java students (later in the year) and my working Java program
I have given these assignments to my students and they have worked well.

PART IV is missing a line of code in the loop where I find the fitness level
of the male arrays. I needed to also find the fitness level of the females, too.

My ride is waiting and this is the last day. E-mail me if you want more discussion.
I really enjoy discussing this subject.

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HeLa Cells and Networks

In no particular order, here are some interesting links to Henrietta Lacks "immortal cells".

After seeing our movie today, I realized there are some connections (maybe even 'networks' ?!) that involve Henrietta'a amazing cells.

The Amazing HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks

HeLa cells 50 years on: the good, the bad and the ugly : Abstract : Nature Reviews Cancer

List of Books Featured in the Workshop

Further Reading on Complex Systems and Networks

Marko Rodriguez' Slide Presentation

Here is a resources-and-hyperlinks page on Marko's website: http://markorodriguez.com/Lectures.html

The first resource on that page is the presentation on Graph Theory and Network Science he gave on Tuesday, July 6^th, 2010:

http://markorodriguez.com/Lectures_files/network-graph-sf2010.pdf

Percolation Model (from first Cris Moore Lecture, Tuesday, July 6th, 2010)

Here is the 'Percolation Along a Sparse Lattice Network With Spanning Giant Component' Java Applet Cris Moore showed after/during his lecture on Tuesday, July 6^th, 2010: http://www.physics.buffalo.edu/gonsalves/ComPhys_1998/Java/Percolation.htm

Slime Mold Growth, Culture, and Use

I think these two pages might be useful to anyone who would like to take some slime mold home to use in class:

http://www.micro.siu.edu/microforhighschoolteachers/exercise10.htm
http://www.una.edu/faculty/pgdavison/PHYSARUM%20culture%20for%20web.html

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Thomas G. Larson, Ph.D.
Biology and Chemistry
Robert E Lee High School
TGLarson@FCPS.edu