Abstract: In this paper, the main characteristics that are expected from this kind of software and the major tools that can be found at the present time are explained, as well as a proposal of a possible program that solves and fixes all the current lacks, for instance, the nonexistance of a multiplatform software, concluded after an exhaustive study of this proof of concept. The computer-aided design (CAD) tools are essential to achieve right and realiable results in Synthetic Biology researches. Furthermore, a comparison between two CAD’s programs is made simulating a synthetic biological circuit, showing the results to study how new software improvements can be developed to get better conclusions in this kind of experiments, provided by new tools. The design of a tool that could be developed in the future is proposed, based on non conventional programming paradigms (DNA computing for instance), that allow researchers to solve multiple kind of real problems.

Keywords: Synthetic Biology, CAD tools, computational, free software, in silico, simulation

ACM Classification Keywords: J.6 COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING, J.3 LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES, I.6 SIMULATION AND MODELING

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SIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL MODELS USING CAD TOOLS: NEEDS AND FUTURE

Víctor de la Hoz, César Pumar, Nicolás Quintero, Paula Cordero

http://www.foibg.com/ijitk/ijitk-vol07/ijitk07-01-p05.pdf