Methods for improving simulations of biological systems: Systemic computation and fractal proteins

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Bentley, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; Simulation; Systemic computation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; FRACTALS;

BEST MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; GRAPH-BASED; HYPOTHETICAL MECHANISM; INDIVIDUAL-BASED; LESSONS LEARNED; MODELLING; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; MODELLING PROCESS; MODELLING TOOLS; PROTEIN MODELS; SIMULATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYSTEMIC COMPUTATION;

SIMULATORS;

PROTEIN;

CALCULUS BASED NOTATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL PROTEIN MODEL; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PROCESS MODEL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SYSTEMIC COMPUTATION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 67650678391     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0505.focus     Document Type: Review

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