Biomolecular swarms - An agent-based model of the lactose operon

Natural Computing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-376

  Jacob, Christian ^a   Burleigh, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based biological modelling; Bioinformatics; Generegulatory system; Lactoseoperon; Simulation; Swarm intelligence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 13444296972     PISSN: 15677818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11047-004-2638-7     Document Type: Article

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