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these DNA sequences indicate, as well as how genes change during the evo-
lution.
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Diversity: As mentioned above, there are various data categories, they are
from space, ocean, biology, brain, multiple languages, various trades, as well
as in the Internet/out of the Internet, public/private, therefore, the data in
data nature exhibit diversity.
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Complexity: The mass data in computer systems are complex, they have
various data formats and there exist many associations and relationships
among these data.
Thus, natural features of data are more and more obvious. Various data forms
and data “regions/areas” or data “tribes” have come into being. Though during
data explosion we cannot distinctly describe the data nature, in fact, we have
already worked and lived in it. The Digital Earth project [10] is in process.
Through it, we are gradually transforming real nature into data nature.
3.2
Key Issues in Data Nature
As shown in Fig. 1, our culture and society are built on real nature at the be-
ginning, and then the computer science and technology help people store both
“culture and society” and “real nature” into computer systems when the com-
puter was invented (as shown in Fig. 2). This meets both practical requirements
and the human instinct of remembering.
As shown in Fig. 3, culture and society will be built on both real nature and
data nature, and supported by computer science and technology. It means that
our culture and society will rely increasingly on data nature.
In data nature, we will face many new problems. For example, if one asks how
many papers are related to DNA in
science
, it is easy to answer; if he asks how
Culture and Society
Real Nature
Fig. 1.
Culture and society are built on real nature
Culture and Society
Computer
Science
and
Technology
Data Nature
Real Nature
Fig. 2.
From real nature, culture and society to data nature
