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Decision trees have been applied to problems such as assigning protein function and predicting splice sites. How do these classifiers work, what types of problems can they solve and what are their advantages over alternatives?
The expectation maximization algorithm arises in many computational biology applications that involve probabilistic models. What is it good for, and how does it work?
Standards for characterization, manufacture and sharing of information about modular biological devices may lead to a more efficient, predictable and design-driven genetic engineering science.
Analysis of the transgenic papaya genome sequence suggests that transgenes generally stay put following integration and can achieve stable expression level from generation to generation.