Computational Systems Biology in BIOCHAM

François Fages et al (2010).

ERCIM News, 2010 (82):36-37.

The application of programming concepts and tools to the analysis of living processes at the cellular level is a grand challenge, but one that is worth pursuing, as it offers enormous potential to help us understand the complexity of biological systems. To this end, the Biochemical Abstract Machine (Biocham) combines biological principles with formal methods inspired by programming, to act as a modelling platform for Systems Biology. It is being developed by the Contraintes research team at INRIA.