Patent ID: 7356416
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G06F,G16B,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for creating automated biological inferences, the method comprising: constructing a connection network using one or more database records from an inference database, wherein the connection network includes a plurality of nodes for chemical or biological molecules and biological processes found to co-occur one or more times, wherein the plurality of nodes are connected by a plurality of arcs in a pre-determined order, and wherein the inference database was created from chemical or biological molecule and biological process information extracted from a structured literature database; applying Likelihood statistic analysis methods to the connection network to determine possible inferences between the chemical or biological molecules and biological processes; and generating automatically one or more biological inferences regarding relationships between chemical or biological molecules and biological processes using results from the Likelihood statistic analysis methods; outputting the one or more biological inferences to a user; wherein the step of applying Likelihood statistic analysis methods to the connection network includes applying a Likelihood statistic calculated by: wherein A and B are two chemical or biological molecule names which co-occur in one or more database records, wherein P(A|B)=(the probability of A given B), P(B|A)=(the probability of B given A), wherein P(