Modeling and Simulating Biological Processes with Stochastic Multiset Rewriting

ed Abstract Membrane systems are models of computation inspired by the structure and the function of biological cells. The model was introduced in 1998 by Gh. Paun and since then many results have been obtained, mostly concerning the computational power of the model (for an updated bibliography the reader can consult the web-page [24]). More recently, membrane systems have been applied to systems biology and several models have been proposed for simulating biological processes (e.g., see the monograph dedicated to membrane systems applications, [9]). In the original definition, membrane systems are composed of an hierarchical nesting of membranes that enclose regions in which floating objects exist. Each region can have associated rules for evolving these objects (called evolution rules, modelling the biochemical reactions present in cell regions), and/or rules for moving objects across membranes (called symport/antiport rules, modelling some kind of transport rules present in cells). ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: DAGSTUHL
• Authors: Matteo Cavaliere, Sean Sedwards
• Keywords: Abstract Membrane Systems, DAGSTUHL 2006, DAGSTUHL 2007, Floating Objects, Membrane Systems