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


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  • From: c.lloyd at auckland.ac.nz (Catherine Lloyd)
  • Subject: [cellml-discussion] little b - shared models built from reusable parts
  • Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:12:44 +1200

Hi James

You beat me to it! I intended to send the attached article out
yesterday but I got distracted.

Anyway, the paper is now attached for people to read if they are interested.

Best wishes
Catherine

James Lawson wrote:
> 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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