A Grand Challenge for Computing: Towards Full Reactive Modeling of a Multi-Cellular Animal Export

@article{citeulike:1768642, abstract = {Biological systems can be modeled beneficially as reactive systems, using languages and tools developed for the construction of man-made systems. Our long-term aim is to model a full multi-cellular animal as a reactive system —- specifically, the C. elegans nematode worm, which is complex, but very well-defined in terms of anatomy and genetics. The challenge is to construct a full, true-to-all-known-facts, 4-dimensional, fully animated model of the development and behavior of this worm (or of a comparable multi-cellular animal), which is easily extendable as new biological facts are discovered.}, author = {Harel, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {1768642}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.eatcs.org/publications/bulletin.html}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {https://www.eatcs.org/bulletin/beatcs81.pdf}, journal = {The Bulletin of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science}, keywords = {biology, devbiosim, simulation}, pages = {226--235}, posted-at = {2007-10-15 03:38:47}, priority = {0}, title = {A Grand Challenge for Computing: Towards Full Reactive Modeling of a Multi-Cellular Animal}, url = {http://www.eatcs.org/publications/bulletin.html}, volume = {81}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1768642 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1768642 N2 - Biological systems can be modeled beneficially as reactive systems, using languages and tools developed for the construction of man-made systems. Our long-term aim is to model a full multi-cellular animal as a reactive system —- specifically, the C. elegans nematode worm, which is complex, but very well-defined in terms of anatomy and genetics. The challenge is to construct a full, true-to-all-known-facts, 4-dimensional, fully animated model of the development and behavior of this worm (or of a comparable multi-cellular animal), which is easily extendable as new biological facts are discovered. JF - The Bulletin of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science EP - 235 TI - A Grand Challenge for Computing: Towards Full Reactive Modeling of a Multi-Cellular Animal VL - 81 SP - 226 KW - biology KW - devbiosim KW - simulation AU - Harel, D PY - 2003/// UR - http://www.eatcs.org/publications/bulletin.html ER -