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SUMMARY:A Programming Language for Biology - Andrew Phillips  (Microsoft R
 esearch)
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DTEND:20080213T160000Z
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CONTACT:Danielle Stretch
DESCRIPTION:This talk presents a programming language for designing and si
 mulating computer models of biological systems. The language is based on a
  computational formalism known as the pi-calculus\, and the simulation alg
 orithm is based on standard kinetic theory of physical chemistry. The lang
 uage will first be presented using a simple graphical notation\, which wil
 l subsequently be used to model and simulate some intriguing biological sy
 stems\, including a genetic oscillator and an immune system pathway. One o
 f the benefits of the language is its scalability: large models of biologi
 cal systems can be programmed from simple components in a modular fashion.
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LOCATION:MR5\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cambr
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