Ebook: Computation in Cells and Tissues: Perspectives and Tools of Thought
Author: R. Paton (auth.) Ray Paton Hamid Bolouri Mike Holcombe J. Howard Parish Richard Tateson (eds.)
- Tags: Theory of Computation, Computation by Abstract Devices, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Simulation and Modeling, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, Mathematical and Computational Biology
- Series: Natural Computing Series
- Year: 2004
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book deals with key issues in the emerging interdisciplinary area involving cellular systems, computational modelling, and biologically inspired computing. This highly multidisciplinary book offers a unique blend of topical contributions that are written by biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians with non-expert readers in mind. It reflects important trends and developments in this exciting field of science.
The volume can serve as a textbook and reference book for advanced students and computer scientists, biologists, and mathematicians.
This book deals with key issues in the emerging interdisciplinary area involving cellular systems, computational modelling, and biologically inspired computing. This highly multidisciplinary book offers a unique blend of topical contributions that are written by biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians with non-expert readers in mind. It reflects important trends and developments in this exciting field of science.
The volume can serve as a textbook and reference book for advanced students and computer scientists, biologists, and mathematicians.
This book deals with key issues in the emerging interdisciplinary area involving cellular systems, computational modelling, and biologically inspired computing. This highly multidisciplinary book offers a unique blend of topical contributions that are written by biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians with non-expert readers in mind. It reflects important trends and developments in this exciting field of science.
The volume can serve as a textbook and reference book for advanced students and computer scientists, biologists, and mathematicians.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
CytoComputational Systems — Perspectives and Tools of Thought....Pages 1-7
Cells in Telecommunications....Pages 9-26
Symbiogenesis as a Machine Learning Mechanism....Pages 27-50
An Overview of Artificial Immune Systems....Pages 51-91
Embryonics and Immunotronics: Biologically Inspired Computer Science Systems....Pages 93-116
Biomedical Applications of Micro and Nano Technologies....Pages 117-124
Macromolecules, Genomes and Ourselves....Pages 125-148
Models of Genetic Regulatory Networks....Pages 149-159
A Model of Bacterial Adaptability Based on Multiple Scales of Interaction : COSMIC....Pages 161-184
Stochastic Computations in Neurons and Neural Networks....Pages 185-210
Spatial Patterning in Explicitly Cellular Environments: Activity-Regulated Juxtacrine Signalling....Pages 211-225
Modelling the GH Release System....Pages 227-249
Hierarchies of Machines....Pages 251-268
Models of Recombination in Ciliates....Pages 269-276
Developing Algebraic Models of Protein Signalling Agents....Pages 277-288
Categorical Language and Hierarchical Models for Cell Systems....Pages 289-303
Mathematical Systems Biology: Genomic Cybernetics....Pages 305-325
What Kinds of Natural Processes can be Regarded as Computations?....Pages 327-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-345
This book deals with key issues in the emerging interdisciplinary area involving cellular systems, computational modelling, and biologically inspired computing. This highly multidisciplinary book offers a unique blend of topical contributions that are written by biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians with non-expert readers in mind. It reflects important trends and developments in this exciting field of science.
The volume can serve as a textbook and reference book for advanced students and computer scientists, biologists, and mathematicians.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
CytoComputational Systems — Perspectives and Tools of Thought....Pages 1-7
Cells in Telecommunications....Pages 9-26
Symbiogenesis as a Machine Learning Mechanism....Pages 27-50
An Overview of Artificial Immune Systems....Pages 51-91
Embryonics and Immunotronics: Biologically Inspired Computer Science Systems....Pages 93-116
Biomedical Applications of Micro and Nano Technologies....Pages 117-124
Macromolecules, Genomes and Ourselves....Pages 125-148
Models of Genetic Regulatory Networks....Pages 149-159
A Model of Bacterial Adaptability Based on Multiple Scales of Interaction : COSMIC....Pages 161-184
Stochastic Computations in Neurons and Neural Networks....Pages 185-210
Spatial Patterning in Explicitly Cellular Environments: Activity-Regulated Juxtacrine Signalling....Pages 211-225
Modelling the GH Release System....Pages 227-249
Hierarchies of Machines....Pages 251-268
Models of Recombination in Ciliates....Pages 269-276
Developing Algebraic Models of Protein Signalling Agents....Pages 277-288
Categorical Language and Hierarchical Models for Cell Systems....Pages 289-303
Mathematical Systems Biology: Genomic Cybernetics....Pages 305-325
What Kinds of Natural Processes can be Regarded as Computations?....Pages 327-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-345
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