Although plate tectonic theory is well established, scientists wonder why Earth has plate tectonics and how closely it is related to other aspects of Earth, such as the abundance of water and the existence of the continents, oceans, and life.
By determining how closely it is related to the viruses found in other outbreaks, Baize and others will try to estimate whether the Guinean outbreak is part of a relatively recent wave of Ebola Zaire moving across the continent or whether it has more likely been circulating silently in West Africa for years.
Here's a political postulate for you: whether or not a bad moment sticks to the candidate depends on how closely related it is to the core rationale of that candidate or his opponent.
We've contacted Google to find out more about the Glass OS and how closely related it is to Android for smartphones, and will update if we hear more.
A confidence value provided by a standard bootstrap procedure for each in-paralog shows how closely related it is to the main ortholog.
When Jiang's team combined the data on how each protist combination fared with how closely related they are, it found that Darwin's hypothesis held true.
How closely Mr. Terfel relates to that famous forebear is guesswork.
According to Cornec, "The articles are mapped depending on how closely related they are, you can see related articles near by [sic] or hop around by browsing through links".
According to Cornec, "The articles are mapped depending on how closely related they are, you can see related articles near by [sic] or hop around by browsing through links". Related articles become clusters of stars, hyperlinks become interstellar pathways, and Wikipedia users and bots can be seen soaring through the simulated space like comets.
Finally, that r-squared number in the top right of each chart is important: It indicates just how closely related the variables are, with bigger numbers indicating a stronger relationship.
