Troy Ruths and Luay Nakhleh, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Troy Ruths and Luay Nakhleh, Rice University

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Rice University graduate student Troy Ruths (left) and computer scientist Luay Nakhleh determined through studies of E. coli bacteria that random mutations and genetic drift play a large role in the emergence of regulatory network properties in cells.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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