Title :
A multiagent multicellular systems biology model of Trichoplax adhaerens
Author :
Altenburg, Karl ; Namasivayam, Karthik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Accounting & Inf. Syst., North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
Abstract :
We present an agent-based simulation model of the animal Trichoplax adhaerens (phylum: Placozoa). The model attempts to simulate the whole organism based on a cellular-level description. The question we wish to address is: How does whole organism morphology and behavior emerge from cellular activity? A prototype animal model was specified, designed and implemented. Cellular-level as was as animal-level behavior and morphology was demonstrated.
Keywords :
biology computing; cellular biophysics; multi-agent systems; physiological models; Trichoplax adhaerens; multiagent multicellular systems; prototype animal model; Animals; Bioinformatics; Biological system modeling; Cells (biology); Computational biology; Feeds; Immune system; Morphology; Object oriented modeling; Systems biology; Systems biology; Trichoplax adhaerens; agent-based models; bioinformatics;
Conference_Titel :
Electro/Information Technology, 2008. EIT 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ames, IA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2029-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2030-8
DOI :
10.1109/EIT.2008.4554346
