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 CUSS)
SUMMARY:What do genes mean? - Dr Eric Werner\, Oxford Univ
 ersity and Cellnomica Inc.
DTSTART:20070227T200000Z
DTEND:20070227T210000Z
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/6746
DESCRIPTION:Some think the genome is a passive database that c
 ontains information used by the cell when it needs
  it. Others view the genome as active.  For them  
 the genome is the regulatory control center of all
  life. This active view sees the genome as a progr
 am that systematically constructs the body of the 
 organism and regulates its processes.  We will con
 trast the active and passive views by going deeper
  into the meaning of genomes and their genes.  Gen
 e networks link genes. But even networks must be i
 nterpreted by the cell to give them meaning.  How 
 do cells give meaning? How do cells control their 
 activity?  How do embryos grow and organize themse
 lves?  Multicellular systems biology uses computer
  modeling and simulation to give us a deeper under
 standing of the roles played by genes and genomes 
 in living systems. These roles include embryo deve
 lopment\, tissue regeneration\, wound healing\, an
 d evolution.  Even diseases such as cancer can be 
 understood as pathological developmental and evolu
 tionary processes.  The meaning of genes and genom
 es begins to emerge in this wider context.
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road
CONTACT:Venkat Ramesh
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