ANATOMICAL NETWORKS WEB NOW ONLINE

FIRST WEBSITE DEDICATED TO ANATOMICAL NETWORKS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, NOW ONLINE: http://anatomicalnetworks.com/ For all of you that are interested in how humans evolved, in biology, in networks, in primates, or in life in general.. :)

Published in Ecology & Evolution

Feb 15, 2018

Rui Diogo

Associate Professor, Howard University

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For all people interested in comparative anatomy, evolution and/or ecology: we have been asked by many colleagues when the Anatomical Networks website we developed with funds the prestigious American Association of Anatomists INNOVATION AWARD would be online.. so, finally, it is online.. this is a new methodology that employs mathematical network theory in a broader system biology approach to help address issues about complexity, evolvability, integration and modularity.

In the website you will be able to:
1) see some case studies, published in top journals, of the huge possibilities and avenues of research that are available using anatomical networks - a new methodology to study anatomy in a broader, systems biology context using network theory and thus giving particular importance to connections, a morphological tradition dating back centuries ago to authors such as St. Hillaire, but unfortunately a bit neglected in the recent past.. these case studies concern the study of the human head and limbs, comparisons with other primates, and also with humans with birth defects

2) to learn how anatomical networks are done, so you can use them yourself

3) to chat in a forum open to everybody in the website

So, please see, learn, and use this new methodology in evolutionary biology.

Cheers,

Rui

The website is at: http://anatomicalnetworks.com/

Rui Diogo

Associate Professor, Howard University

Rui Diogo is a multi-awarded researcher, speaker and writer renowned worldwide for addressing broader scientific questions and societal issues using state-of-the-art empirical data from many different fields of science, particularly concerning racism, sexism and scientific biases. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and later did a PhD at the University of Liege, Belgium, a postdoc at the King's College of London, and then a master's and another Ph.D. at the Department of Anthropology of George Washington University, U.S. A wonderer and a wanderer, he has done research, gave speeches, or travelled in more than 120 countries: his talks include both academic lectures and speeches for the broader public, such as TED talks. Therefore, his followers include people from academia, the general public, politicians, and journalists - his publications are often announced as press releases and disseminated in top newspapers and TV channels, such as BBC World and CNN. He is the author of more than 150 papers in top journals and 20 books, including "Learning and understanding human anatomy and pathology" - used at several medical schools worldwide -, "Evolution driven by organismal behavior" - often listed among the ten best evolutionary books in 2017, and the already highly acclaimed "Meaning of Life, Human Nature, and Delusions".