understanding a genome
n=1
It Smaller And Denser...
a: Understanding a genome ~
b: driving along a highway
What: "Tanksley suggested that understanding a genome is like driving along a highway. On the East Coast, you do not have to drive far before you reach another city, while out west, there are long distances between cities. The point of the analogy is that scientists can gather more general genetic information from Arabidopsis in a shorter period of time. Says Tanksley: "Arabidopsis is the East Coast of DNA sequencing."
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Writer: Steven D. Tanksley
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Date: May 7 2013 6:21 PM
# 2992 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.