Biology enters 'The Matrix' through new computer language

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Mon, 07/21/2008 - 23:00

(Harvard Medical School) A new computer language for modeling biological phenomenon can "think" like cells and molecular mechanisms think, thereby simulating the dynamics of biological phenomenon.

Through incorporating basic principles of engineering, the new language, called Little b, surpasses current biological modeling software in that it goes beyond simply representing biological information.

It allows biologists to create programs that can reason about biological knowledge and thereby help overcome the barrier of complexity.

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