Reconstruct Gene Networks Using Shiny by Jeff Allen
From the post:
We’ve been experimenting with RStudio’s new Shiny software as a way to quickly and easily create interactive, responsive web applications which are able to leverage complicated analytics back-ends built in the R programming language.
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We created a simple interface which can infer the structure of an underlying Gene Regulatory information based on gene expression patterns; the application is available at http://glimmer.rstudio.com/qbrc/grn/. (At the time of writing, Shiny’s file upload functionality is highly unstable and may not work from your machine — hopefully improvements to the project will resolve the issues shortly.)
Inferring networks. Sounds like inferring associations. (Being mindful of Eric Freese’s demo years ago of the family tree topic map application.)
When looking for connections, consider dropping an association in a map to see what may/may not realign. Or change the basis for the association.
For example, tracking lobbyists in the coming frenzy of tax and fiscal reform.