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Complexity in Evolutionary Processes

Peter Schuster

Institut für Theoretische Chemie, Universität Wien, Austriaand

The Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

7th Vienna Central European Seminar onParticle Physics and Quantum Field Theory

Vienna, 26.– 28.11.2010

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Web-Page for further information:

http://www.tbi.univie.ac.at/~pks

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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1,0; 1011 ==+= −+ FFFFF nnn

Leonardo da Pisa„Fibonacci“

~1180 – ~1240

Thomas Robert Malthus1766 – 1834

1, 2 , 4 , 8 ,16 , 32 , 64, 128 , ...

geometric progression

exponential growthn

nf ⎟⎟⎠

⎞⎜⎜⎝

⎛ +≈

251

51

The history of exponential growth

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Three necessary conditions for Darwinian evolution are:

1. Multiplication,

2. Variation, and

3. Selection.

Darwin discovered the principle of natural selection from empirical observations in nature.

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Pierre-François Verhulst, 1804-1849

( ) trexCxCxtx

Cxxr

dtdx

−−+=⎟

⎠⎞

⎜⎝⎛ −=

)0()0()0()(,1

The logistic equation, 1828

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1.01

12 =−

=f

ffs

Two variants with a mean progeny of ten or eleven descendants

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Num

bers

N1(

n)an

d N

2(n)

N1(0) = 9999 , N2(0) = 1 ; s = 0.1 , 0.02 , 0.01

Selection of advantageous mutants in populations of N = 10 000 individuals

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( )ΦrxxCΦxr

xrCxxrx

Cxxrx

−==≡

−=⇒⎟⎠⎞

⎜⎝⎛ −=

dtd:1,)t(

dtd1

dtd

Darwin

[ ]

( ) ( ) ∑∑

==

=

=−=−=

===

ni iijj

ni iijj

j

ni iiin

xfΦΦfxxffxx

Cxx

11

121

;dt

d

1;X:X,,X,X K

( ) { } 0var22dt

d 22 ≥=><−><= fffΦ

Generalization of the logistic equation to n variables yields selection

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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Taq = thermus aquaticus

Accuracy of replication: Q = q1 · q2 · q3 · … · qn

The logics of DNA replication

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Point mutation

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Manfred Eigen1927 -

∑∑

==

=

=

=−=

n

i in

i ii

jin

i jij

xxfΦ

njΦxxWx

11

1,,2,1;

dtd

K

Mutation and (correct) replication as parallel chemical reactionsM. Eigen. 1971. Naturwissenschaften 58:465,

M. Eigen & P. Schuster.1977. Naturwissenschaften 64:541, 65:7 und 65:341

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∑∑

∑∑

==

==

=

=−=−=

n

i in

i ii

jiin

i jijin

i jij

xxfΦ

njΦxxfQΦxxWx

11

11,,2,1;

dtd

K

Factorization of the value matrix W separates mutation and fitness effects.

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integrating factor transformation

eigenvalue problem

Solution of the mutation-selection equation

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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Error rate p = 1-q0.00 0.05 0.10

Quasispecies Uniform distribution

Stationary population or quasispecies as a function of the mutation or errorrate p

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The no-mutational backflow or zeroth order approximation

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quasispecies

The error threshold in replication and mutation

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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single peak landscape

„Rugged“ fitness landscapes

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Error threshold on the single peak landscape

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linear andmultiplicativelandscape

Smooth fitness landscapes

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The linear fitness landscape shows no error threshold

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Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler !

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein‘s razor, precise refence is unknown.

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Sewall Wright. 1931. Evolution in Mendelian populations. Genetics 16:97-159.

-- --. 1932. The roles of mutation, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and selection in evolution. In: D.F.Jones, ed. Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Genetics, Vol.I. Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Ithaca, NY, pp. 356-366.

-- --. 1988. Surfaces of selective value revisited. The American Naturalist 131:115-131.

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Build-up principle of binary sequence spaces

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single peak landscape

Rugged fitness landscapesover individual binary sequences with n = 10

„realistic“ landscape

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Error threshold: Individual sequences

n = 10, = 2, s = 491 and d = 0, 1.0, 1.875

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d = 0.100

Case I: Strong Quasispecies

n = 10, f0 = 1.1, fn = 1.0, s = 919

d = 0.200

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d = 0.100

Case III: Multiple transitions

n = 10, f0 = 1.1, fn = 1.0, s = 637

d = 0.195

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d = 0.199

Case III: Multiple transitions

n = 10, f0 = 1.1, fn = 1.0, s = 637

d = 0.200

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Paul E. Phillipson, Peter Schuster. (2009) Modeling by nonlinear differential equations. Dissipative and conservative processes. World Scientific, Singapore, pp.9-60.

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W = G F

1 , 1 largest eigenvalue and eigenvector

diagonalization of matrix W„ complicated but not complex “

fitness landscapemutation matrix

„ complex “( complex )

sequence structure

„ complex “

mutation selection

Complexity in molecular evolution

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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N = 4n

NS < 3n

Criterion: Minimum free energy (mfe)

Rules: _ ( _ ) _ {AU,CG,GC,GU,UA,UG}

A symbolic notation of RNA secondary structure that is equivalent to the conventional graphs

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The inverse folding algorithm searches for sequences that form a given RNA secondary structure under the minimum free energy criterion.

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What is neutrality ?

Selective neutrality = = several genotypes having the same fitness.

Structural neutrality == several genotypes forming molecules with the same structure.

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A mapping and its inversion

Gk = ( ) | ( ) = -1 US I Sk j j kI

( ) = I Sj k

Space of genotypes: = {I

S

I I I I I

S S S S S

1 2 3 4 N

1 2 3 4 M

, , , , ... , } ; Hamming metric

Space of phenotypes: , , , , ... , } ; metric (not required)

N M

= {

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many genotypes one phenotype

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AUCAAUCAG

GUCAAUCAC

GUCAAUCAUGUCAAUCAA

GUCAAUCCG

GUCAAUCG

G

GU

CA

AU

CU

G

GU

CA

AU

GA

G

GUC

AAUU

AG

GUCAAUAAGGUCAACCAG

GUCAAGCAG

GUCAAACAG

GUCACUCAG

GUCAGUCAG

GUCAUUCAGGUCCAUCAG GUCGAUCAG

GUCU

AUCA

G

GU

GA

AUC

AG

GU

UA

AU

CA

G

GU

AA

AU

CA

G

GCC

AAUC

AGGGCAAUCAG

GACAAUCAG

UUCAAUCAG

CUCAAUCAG

GUCAAUCAG

One-error neighborhood

The surrounding of GUCAAUCAG in sequence space

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One error neighborhood – Surrounding of an RNA molecule of chain length n=50 in sequence and shape space

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One error neighborhood – Surrounding of an RNA molecule of chain length n=50 in sequence and shape space

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One error neighborhood – Surrounding of an RNA molecule of chain length n=50 in sequence and shape space

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One error neighborhood – Surrounding of an RNA molecule of chain length n=50 in sequence and shape space

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GGCUAUCGUAUGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUAGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACUCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGCUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCCAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUGUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAACGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCUGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCACUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGUCCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAGCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCGAAAGUCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACGGGCUAUCGUACGUUUACCCAAAAGCCUACGUUGGACCCAGGCAUUGGACG G

GC

UAU

CG

UAC

GU

UUA

CCC A

AAAG U

CUACG UUGGACC C AG

GCAU

UGGACG

One error neighborhood – Surrounding of an RNA molecule of chain length n=50 in sequence and shape space

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Number Mean Value Variance Std.Dev.Total Hamming Distance: 150000 11.647973 23.140715 4.810480Nonzero Hamming Distance: 99875 16.949991 30.757651 5.545958Degree of Neutrality: 50125 0.334167 0.006961 0.083434Number of Structures: 1000 52.31 85.30 9.24

1 (((((.((((..(((......)))..)))).))).))............. 50125 0.3341672 ..(((.((((..(((......)))..)))).)))................ 2856 0.0190403 ((((((((((..(((......)))..)))))))).))............. 2799 0.0186604 (((((.((((..((((....))))..)))).))).))............. 2417 0.0161135 (((((.((((.((((......)))).)))).))).))............. 2265 0.0151006 (((((.(((((.(((......))).))))).))).))............. 2233 0.0148877 (((((..(((..(((......)))..)))..))).))............. 1442 0.0096138 (((((.((((..((........))..)))).))).))............. 1081 0.0072079 ((((..((((..(((......)))..))))..)).))............. 1025 0.006833

10 (((((.((((..(((......)))..)))).))))).............. 1003 0.00668711 .((((.((((..(((......)))..)))).))))............... 963 0.00642012 (((((.(((...(((......)))...))).))).))............. 860 0.00573313 (((((.((((..(((......)))..)))).)).)))............. 800 0.00533314 (((((.((((...((......))...)))).))).))............. 548 0.00365315 (((((.((((................)))).))).))............. 362 0.00241316 ((.((.((((..(((......)))..)))).))..))............. 337 0.00224717 (.(((.((((..(((......)))..)))).))).).............. 241 0.00160718 (((((.(((((((((......))))))))).))).))............. 231 0.00154019 ((((..((((..(((......)))..))))...))))............. 225 0.00150020 ((....((((..(((......)))..)))).....))............. 202 0.001347 G

GC

UAU

CG

UAC

GU

UUA

CCC A

AAAG U

CUACG UUGGACC C AG

GCAU

UGGACG

Shadow – Surrounding of an RNA structure in shape space: AUGC alphabet, chain length n=50

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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Stochastic phenomena in evolutionary processes

ODEs (in population genetics) describe expectation valuesin infinite populations.

1. Finite population size effects

2. Low numbers of individual species

3. Selective neutrality

Every mutant starts from a single copy.

Populations drift randomly in the space of neutral variants.

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probabilistic notion of particle numbers Xj

master equation

flow reactor

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Evolution of RNA molecules as a Markow process

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Evolution of RNA molecules as a Markow process

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Evolution of RNA molecules as a Markow process

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Evolution of RNA molecules as a Markow process

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RNA replication and mutation as a multitype branching process

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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Population size Ne = 10000 , s = 0

Stochastic population genetics of neutral, asexually reproducing species

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Motoo Kimura‘s population genetics of neutral evolution.

Evolutionary rate at the molecular level. Nature 217: 624-626, 1955.

The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK, 1983.

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The average time of replacement of a dominant genotype in a population is the reciprocal mutation rate, 1/ , and therefore independent of

population size.

Fixation of mutants in neutral evolution (Motoo Kimura, 1955)

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Is the Kimura scenario correct for frequent mutations?

Fixation of mutants in neutral evolution (Motoo Kimura, 1955)

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5.0)()(lim 210 ==→ pxpxp

dH = 1

apx

apx

p

p

−=

=

1)(lim

)(lim

20

10

dH = 2

dH ≥ 3

1)(lim,0)(lim

or0)(lim,1)(lim

2010

2010

==

==

→→

→→

pxpx

pxpx

pp

pp

Random fixation in thesense of Motoo Kimura

Pairs of neutral sequences in replication networks

P. Schuster, J. Swetina. 1988. Bull. Math. Biol. 50:635-650

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A fitness landscape including neutrality

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Neutral network: Individual sequences

n = 10, = 1.1, d = 1.0

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Consensus sequence of a quasispecies of two strongly coupled sequences of Hamming distance dH(Xi,,Xj) = 1.

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Neutral network: Individual sequences

n = 10, = 1.1, d = 1.0

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Consensus sequence of a quasispecies of two strongly coupled sequences of Hamming distance dH(Xi,,Xj) = 2.

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N = 7

Neutral networks with increasing : = 0.10, s = 229

Adjacency matrix

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1. Exponential growth and selection

2. Evolution as replication and mutation

3. A phase transition in evolution

4. Fitness landscapes as source of complexity

5. Molecular landscapes from biopolymers

6. The role of stochasticity

7. Neutrality and selection

8. Computer simulation of evolution

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Computer simulation using Gillespie‘s algorithm:

Replication rate constant:

fk = / [ + dS(k)]

dS(k) = dH(Sk,S )

Selection constraint:

Population size, N = # RNA molecules, is controlled by

the flow

Mutation rate:

p = 0.001 / site replication

NNtN ±≈)(

The flowreactor as a device for studies of evolution in vitro and in silico

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Evolution in silico

W. Fontana, P. Schuster, Science 280 (1998), 1451-1455

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Phenylalanyl-tRNA as target structure

Structure of randomly chosen initial sequence

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In silico optimization in the flow reactor: Evolutionary Trajectory

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28 neutral point mutations during a long quasi-stationary epoch

Transition inducing point mutations change the molecular structure

Neutral point mutations leave the molecular structure unchanged

Neutral genotype evolution during phenotypic stasis

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Evolutionary trajectory

Spreading of the population on neutral networks

Drift of the population center in sequence space

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Coworkers

Peter Stadler, Bärbel M. Stadler, Universität Leipzig, GE

Walter Fontana, Harvard Medical School, MA

Ivo L.Hofacker, Christoph Flamm, Universität Wien, AT

Martin Nowak, Harvard University, MA

Christian Reidys, Nankai University, Tien Tsin, China

Christian Forst, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM

Kurt Grünberger, Michael Kospach , Andreas Wernitznig, Stefanie Widder,Stefan Wuchty, Jan Cupal, Stefan Bernhart, Lukas Endler, Ulrike Langhammer,

Rainer Machne, Ulrike Mückstein, Erich Bornberg-Bauer, Universität Wien, AT

Thomas Wiehe, Ulrike Göbel, Walter Grüner, Stefan Kopp, Jaqueline Weber, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Jena, GE

Universität Wien

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Acknowledgement of support

Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF)Projects No. 09942, 10578, 11065, 13093

13887, and 14898

Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds (WWTF) Project No. Mat05

Jubiläumsfonds der Österreichischen NationalbankProject No. Nat-7813

European Commission: Contracts No. 98-0189, 12835 (NEST)

Austrian Genome Research Program – GEN-AU: BioinformaticsNetwork (BIN)

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Siemens AG, Austria

Universität Wien and the Santa Fe Institute

Universität Wien

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Thank you for your attention!

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Web-Page for further information:

http://www.tbi.univie.ac.at/~pks

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