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[cellml-discussion] little b - shared models built from reusable parts


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  • From: j.lawson at auckland.ac.nz (James Lawson)
  • Subject: [cellml-discussion] little b - shared models built from reusable parts
  • Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:47:16 +1200

Hi all,

Has anyone encountered this before?

http://www.littleb.org/

The little b project is an effort to provide an open source
<http://www.opensource.org/> language which allows scientists to build
mathematical models <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_model> of
complex systems. The initial focus is systems biology
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology>. The goal is to stimulate
widespread sharing and reuse of models.

The little b language is designed to allow biologists to build models
quickly and easily from shared parts, and to allow theorists to program
new ways of describing complex systems. Currently, libraries have been
developed for building ODE
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_equation> models of molecular
networks in multi-compartment systems such as cellular epithelia.

Little b is based in Common Lisp and contains mechanisms for rule-based
reasoning, symbolic mathematics and object-oriented definitions. The
syntax is designed to be terse and human-readable to facilitate
communication. The environment is both interactive and compilable.

Kind regards,
James

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