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NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages 1239-1249Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1356
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- MRC [G0200627] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0200627] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0200627] Funding Source: Medline
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Computational modeling of biological systems is becoming increasingly important in efforts to better understand complex biological behaviors. In this review, we distinguish between two types of biological models-mathematical and computational which differ in their representations of biological phenomena. We call the approach of constructing computational models of biological systems 'executable biology', as it focuses on the design of executable computer algorithms that mimic biological phenomena. We survey the main modeling efforts in this direction, emphasize the applicability and benefits of executable models in biological research and highlight some of the challenges that executable biology poses for biology and computer science. We claim that for executable biology to reach its full potential as a mainstream biological technique, formal and algorithmic approaches must be integrated into biological research. This will drive biology toward a more precise engineering discipline.
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