I read the article Scientists find 'holy grail' of evolving modular networks by Anne Ju of the Cornell Chronicle. The article explains how
organisms use modules, or interconnected clustered parts, to organize the
bodies complex systems, such as the nervous system and DNA sequencing. The same
process is used in cars and computers. It is much easier to create and more
cost effective to create modules than jumbled systems. Cornell Scientists say
that modularity evolved so that organisms have less “cost” when creating and
maintaining systems. Similar to reduced wiring. All complex organisms use modularity.
The Cornell Scientists also created a computer program that simulates the
evolution of the modules. When the “cost” is increased, more modules are
created. The program is a giant step for understanding the complex systems
within organisms’ bodies.
This new program helps
humanity better understand organisms. The modules help us understand the
complexity in organisms, further prove evolution, and take a step forward into
robotics. The module systems can be used to replicate the complex systems of a
body into a robot, allowing robots to function as humans do. A module is
important in multiple different fields and pertains to all who are interesting
in anatomy, evolution, and robotics.
The article itself, even
though it displayed something very important, was a bit short on information.
It did not fully explain how the program worked and how the discovery of
modules was made. It talks more about the importance in multiple fields.
Although the article has flaws, it was still very well written and enjoyable.
My classmate Matt made a very interesting review of the article “Scientists Find ‘Holy Grail’ of Evolving Modular Networks”. One thing that he did extremely well was he brought an interesting topic to my mind in a very interesting way, and he made me want to really read and then research this article. I think that his second paragraph was very interesting to read, and I thought he made some excellent connections to how this discovery could affect the world. A third thing that Matt did really well was that he made great critiques of the original article, and I completely agree with everything that he said.
ReplyDeleteAlthough his article was very good overall, there were a couple of things that I would have done differently. I think that Matt introduced a really complicated concept, and I would have liked it if he went into a little more detail about what modules are, and how they work. It also would have been nice if he used one of the really interesting quotes from the article in his review.
I learned many new and interesting things from the review of this article done by Matt. I was very surprised to learn that organisms use module to organize the extremely complex systems, and I am glad that Matt brought this fact to the attention of the class.
My classmate Matt Drygulski wrote an interesting review on the article “Scientists find the ‘Holy Grail’ of Evolving Modular Networks.” One thing that Matt did well was he did a great way of explaining the topic to us. I was very intrigued. I think also did a great job of connecting this to our world. A third thing Matt did well was he made critiques of the article that made sense.
ReplyDeleteThis article was very interesting to read overall but I feel that there were some areas of improvement like explaining what modules were, because this is a very complicated topic and I didn’t quite understand it. A second thing matt cold have done better was quoting the article so that we had a different perspective of the article.
I learned a lot of new things from this article and definitely gained more knowledge from it. I was excited to learn that modules to organize the extremely complex system.
My fellow classmate, Matt Drygulski, wrote a wonderful review of the article, “ Scientist Find ‘Holy Grail’ of Evolving Modular Networks.” A few specific things in this article that Matt presented particularly well were his use of using his own opinion in his review of the article. This allowed me to figure out my own opinion on the topic and article. Matt also explained the topic very well, even though it was quite complex. Another thing Matt did well was state how these discoveries could affect our world today. This review could definitely be improved if Matt added more quotes from the original article to add accuracy. Matt also could have gone into more details in some areas he over simplified and was slightly confusing. The thing I found most interesting in this review was that these the new program found could help humanity better understand organisms by helping us find out more about the complexity of organisms.
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ReplyDeleteMy classmate Matt wrote a fantastic review on the article “Scientists Find “Holy Grail” of Evolving Modular Networks” Matt did a great job on this review, and I really did enjoy it. In particular I found three things that really stood out to me. First off I thought Matt did a great job concising the information, this made the article easy to read. Matt also did a great job putting his own voice into the review, his opinions were well thought out and he showed that he had an interest in the topic. I also liked how Matt was not afraid to critique the actual article; this showed how he really did examine the article. Even though the review was great I thought there were a couple of things that Matt could have improved on. First off I think Matt could have included quotes from the actual article to make the review seem more professional. The second thing I thought Matt could have done was explain the article in greater detail, he just the surfaced of some topics. One thing I found really cool was how modules can be used to organize the bodies complex systems. All and all Matt did a great job, and wrote an awesome review.