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Category Archives: Systems Theory
Building an Analog Integrator
Something I’ve been wanting to do for a while was is to build a simple analog integrator. Here is my first attempt. I bread-boarded the circuit first to get it working then made it more permanent and stable by soldering … Continue reading
Electronic Gene Circuit
The figure below shows a single unit from the Microryza gene network circuit project. The circuit models a transcription factor that acts as a repressor. The output from the circuit is the level of protein which can be fed into … Continue reading
Misconceptions in Metabolism II
A week ago I wrote about some misconceptions in metabolism that arose from a trip to a systems biology workshop in Holland. This week I discovered that Nature is perpetrating similar misconceptions in their News and Views section. I came … Continue reading
Misconceptions in Metabolism
I’m currently at the ISGSB meeting (International Study group for Systems Biology – formally BTK) in Holland. This is a group that values both theoretical analysis and experimentation in biochemical network analysis. Its an interesting group of people that I have literally … Continue reading
Default Compartments in SBML
A reoccurring problem that I’ve had with SBML since day one is how to deal with a default compartment. Take for example a visual design tool such as JDesigner. At start up it creates an implicit compartment represented by the empty canvas. … Continue reading
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Ludicrous as it may sound
I was reminded the other day of an interesting quote from a 2000 FEBS paper which starts with: “How highly would one rate an economic analysis of a factory that ignored the consumer demand for its products? Ludicrous as it … Continue reading
Why are Systems Biologists so bad at Computer Modeling?
The title of this blog is meant to be a little brazen and eye catching but I decided to write it after having been on a variety of government grant panels over the years where I am always shocked at the … Continue reading
NCI Partners with the DREAM Project
Two acronyms in one title, translated the title says: The National Cancer Institute Partners with the Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessments and Methods. Perhaps not much help but actually this is a great idea. The National Caner Institute is partnering with … Continue reading
Genetic XOR Circuit
The synthetic biology community has implemented many logic gates in vivo using various genetic components. Two less common gates are the XOR and XNOR functions. The truth table for the XOR function is shown below: The XOR function operates such … Continue reading
Crowd Funding: Microryza
There is a new crowd funding site has just started that specializes in funding research. Called Microryza, the organization aims to focus on funding risky research projects or educational outreach efforts. Yours truly submitted one of the first projects (no affiliation to the … Continue reading