Background Art
Background art by Jason McDermott
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, UNITED STATES
http://www.pnl.gov
Cyanothece Diurnal Wreath
This is a representation of the transcriptome of the cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51146 under 12 hour light/dark cycles. In this network each node is a gene and the edges between nodes are statistical associations between expression profiles. A simple graph layout algorithm was applied to the network producing the "wreath" that is like the face of a clock. Expression levels at 7AM (1 hour of light) are shown with highest expression being red and lowest being blue. Biological processes arrange themselves on the wreath according to the correct environmental conditions (light or dark) that they require.This wreath network is beautiful in itself but also is a powerful visualization of a complex system in action. The biological insight that can be derived from the wreath produces a representation that blends intuitive power with biological meaning. This produces a piece of art that's beauty is inexorably linked with its meaning. The cyclic nature of the diurnal system is revealed by a simple analysis of the data. The complicated is rendered understandable by all. The art is part of Art & Science Exhibition@ISMB/ECCB 2009.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, UNITED STATES
http://www.pnl.gov
Cyanothece Diurnal Wreath
This is a representation of the transcriptome of the cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51146 under 12 hour light/dark cycles. In this network each node is a gene and the edges between nodes are statistical associations between expression profiles. A simple graph layout algorithm was applied to the network producing the "wreath" that is like the face of a clock. Expression levels at 7AM (1 hour of light) are shown with highest expression being red and lowest being blue. Biological processes arrange themselves on the wreath according to the correct environmental conditions (light or dark) that they require.This wreath network is beautiful in itself but also is a powerful visualization of a complex system in action. The biological insight that can be derived from the wreath produces a representation that blends intuitive power with biological meaning. This produces a piece of art that's beauty is inexorably linked with its meaning. The cyclic nature of the diurnal system is revealed by a simple analysis of the data. The complicated is rendered understandable by all. The art is part of Art & Science Exhibition@ISMB/ECCB 2009.
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