<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>week 7 genetic circuits part II :: 2026a-adriana-cabrera</title><link>https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/adriana-cabrera/homework/week-07-hw-genetic-circuits-part-ii/index.html</link><description>What advantages do IANNs have over traditional genetic circuits, whose input/output behaviors are Boolean functions? IANNs have several advantages over traditional Boolean genetic circuits.
First, they can process continuous and graded inputs rather than only treating signals as ON or OFF. This is important because many biological signals, such as metabolite concentrations, transcription factor levels, or signaling gradients, are not binary.
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