Abstract:
:Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) are rapidly being delineated, but their quality and biological meaning are often questioned. Here, I argue that biological meaning is challenging to define and discuss reasons why GRN validation should be interpreted cautiously.
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Genome Bioljournal_title
Genome biologyauthors
Walhout AJdoi
10.1186/gb-2011-12-4-109subject
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2011-01-01 00:00:00pages
109issue
4eissn
1474-7596issn
1474-760Xpii
gb-2011-12-4-109journal_volume
12pub_type
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