Rule Book

Rule Book

Rule Book

Rule Book

The Concentration Trap

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The Rule Book describes the game and explains how to play it to win.

The Concentration Trap shows what can happen to our data when we don't play by the rules.

Building a mathematical biology begins with two collections - dependable data stored in databases and rules written in harmony with those of biology.

The first edition of the Rule Book begins this building process with nineteen rules.

Each rule becomes a brief chapter, followed by a list of advantages and caveats.

The Concentration Trap evaluates changes in concentrations by comparing them to gold standards. Recall that each concentration has two variables and a gold standard only one. When a change in a concentration agrees with its gold standard (same color), it detects a change correctly, otherwise it gets it wrong (different colors). Recall that red is an increase, blue a decrease, and green no change.

How often do numerical density data agree with their gold standards?

How often do data related to a mg of protein agree with their gold standards?

How often do semiquantitative data agree with their gold standards?

How often do the data of biochemistry and molecular biology agree with their gold standards?

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