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Probabilistic data networks represent sets of uncertain data whose behaviour cannot exactly be predicted. The likeliness of any version of the network being true is associated with a probability.
This Genome Watch article discusses the dominance of uncultivated microorganisms in natural ecosystems and how the consequent genome-driven insights could guide the rational design of synthetic microbial communities.
