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ALGORITHMS FOR STRUCTURE BASED-PREDICTION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BINDING SITES
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Author
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Farrel, Alvin
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Biology, Bioinformatics
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Description
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Transcription factors (TFs) regulate gene expression through binding to specific target DNA sites. Accurate annotation of transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) at genome scale represents an essential step toward our understanding of gene regu...
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An Integrated Phylogeographic Analysis of the Bantu Migration
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Author
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Ford, Colby
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Mathematics, Genetics
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Description
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"Bantu" is a term used to describe lineages of people in around 600 different ethnic groups on the African continent ranging from modern-day Cameroon to South Africa. The migration of the Bantu people, which occurred around 3,000 years ago, was in...
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Evolution and dynamics of transcriptional regulation in bacteria
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Author
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Li, Shan
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Statistics, Bioinformatics
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Description
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Although transcription is one of the most important biological functions of cells, our understanding of its regulation is still limited. In this dissertation, we have studied the transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes in three aspects. First, w...
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Integrative Network Approaches to Understanding MicroRNA and Gene Expressions in Cancer
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Author
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Hall, Benika
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Bioinformatics, Medical sciences
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Description
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Cancer is among the leading cause of deaths in men and women today. Regulation of gene expression by microRNAs (miRNA) has been linked to cancer progression in recent years. Therefore there has been a growing interest understanding how miRNAs medi...
