  My analysis uses methods developed for data mining microarray experiments,
adapted for ageing research. Methods bridge knowledge of statistical mechanics
with data mining methods developed in statistical mathematics. Analyses can
reveal how the transcriptional regulation of genes might coincide, thereby
implicating proteins as parts of networks acting together towards a common
biological function. Such experiments are most useful for complex biological
traits that result from the presumed functioning of several molecular pathways.
Ageing is one such biological phenomenon that apparently incorporates numerous
molecular mechanisms underlying environmental stimulus sensing, metabolic
regulation, stress responses, reproductive signalling, hibernation, and
transcriptional regulation.
