Adding biolink is easy

Copy Citation from Results of PubMed research that proofs causal connection between two objects. Create Biolink to connect objects with a predicate («A increases B»). Provide an Evidence URL. Select a Research Class. Done.

BioMindmap value

Every Biolink is a separately proven edge of the graph database. They form logical Pathways. So no more plain-text notes. Crowd-Validation — users may add more evidence with citation; may validate a biolink with a Vote (Valid/Invalid); may Flag to attract a revision. Meta-data (especially a Research Class) of each Evidence add up to a ValidityScore for a quick validity hinting. Negative Votes and Flags reduce ValidityScore until the revision of citation.

Getting insights

When you do a research on topic, first you add as many biolinks as you want. BioMindmap then summarises, organises, generates ValidityScore, integrates with other biolinks data, gives you bird-eye view for your research combined with other topics and lets others to review and improve biolinks.

How to read a biolink?

Always assume that increase of «Object A» causes change of «Object B».

Keywords

BioMindmap understands meaning of the predicate and autodetects it's type.
Use «deficiency»/«excess» predicate keywords to specify abnormal levels of object A.
Example: «LDL» «deficiency may cause» «Stroke» — means that increase of LDL may act as potential inhibitor of stroke.
Keyword «may» means the biolink did not work for everyone in the research or the effect was minor.
If research says «deficiency of X increases Z», you may invert it and add «X may decrease Z» biolink.

Existing Biolinks

Submitting biolink will automatically merge the new meta-data with existing.

Conflicting Biolinks

Adding proven contradicting biolinks is good and allows us to warn about inconsistency in evidence.

Proofless Biolinks

Please attempt to google proofs. Sometimes, a specialist may want to submit an important connection, which has known proofs. Still, this biolink will have a low ValidityScore and will not appear in pathways.

Obvious Biolinks

Connections that need no trials for validation, such as «coffee contains caffeine» can be marked Obvious to get max ValidityScore.

Proposed Biolinks

Initially new users submit to Pre-Moderation Queue. After 10 approved biolinks they can submit to public database. All users may mark a biolink as Proposal to be validated by experienced BioMindmap users in case of doubts.