In fact, we did think about it as simple multiplication rules. Much simpler for our (or at least my) poor brains.<br><br>Tanya<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Amelia Ireland <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aji@ebi.ac.uk">aji@ebi.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On Jul 7, 2009, at 6:10 AM, Jane Lomax wrote:<br>
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Wow. Some of that seems really counterintuitive. Is this really true:<br>
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A -neg_regulates-> B -neg_regulates-> C, then A -indirectly pos_regulates-> C<br>
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If you think about it, it's like two negatives multiplied together making a positive, or the old 'two wrongs make a right' chestnut. ;)<br><font color="#888888">
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