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<p>It is a common misconception that the OneZoom project is synonymous with the 'sprial' view of the tree that is our default view at present. We've dedicated a section to discussing this because we know not everyone finds the spiral view to be ideal. The OneZoom project was founded, not based on any one particular view, but on the much broader idea of fractal algorithms for laying out trees that can be explored with a zooming user interface. By a 'fractal algorithm', we mean an approach that compresses the geometry of a tree slightly as we move along branches, enabling more distant sections of the tree to be taken away from the user's focus; this generates a visualisation with a 'self similar' repeating structure. For more information you might like to read {{=A("OneZoom: A Fractal Explorer for the Tree of Life. PLoS Biol 10(10): e1001406.(2012)",_href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001406", _target="_blank")}}. The idea is so general that an early version of OneZoom has been forked and developed into an explorer for human genealogy available at <a href=" http://ZoomPast.com" target="_blank">ZoomPast.com</a> (note that ZoomPast is an independent entity).</p>
<p>It is a common misconception that the OneZoom project is synonymous with the 'spiral' view of the tree that is our default view at present. We've dedicated a section to discussing this because we know not everyone finds the spiral view to be ideal. The OneZoom project was founded, not based on any one particular view, but on the much broader idea of fractal algorithms for laying out trees that can be explored with a zooming user interface. By a 'fractal algorithm', we mean an approach that compresses the geometry of a tree slightly as we move along branches, enabling more distant sections of the tree to be taken away from the user's focus; this generates a visualisation with a 'self similar' repeating structure. For more information you might like to read {{=A("OneZoom: A Fractal Explorer for the Tree of Life. PLoS Biol 10(10): e1001406.(2012)",_href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001406", _target="_blank")}}. The idea is so general that an early version of OneZoom has been forked and developed into an explorer for human genealogy available at <a href=" http://ZoomPast.com" target="_blank">ZoomPast.com</a> (note that ZoomPast is an independent entity).</p>

<p>The part of our code that defines the points and connecting lines forming the framework of a tree visualisation is fully abstracted from the rest of the code and can be edited and replaced without worrying about any of the other modules. Do bear in mind though that to ask for a 'traditional' tree view of the complete tree of life is, in our view, a bit like asking for a traditional flat map of the whole spherical globe... it's possible to some extent, but the geometry will need adaptation and there will remain some undesirable features in one respect or another. For more information you might like {{=A('Dynamic visualisation of million-tip trees: the OneZoom project (2020) bioRxiv 2020.10.14.323055',_href="https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.14.323055")}}</p>

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