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=<span style="color: DarkGreen">Computational Biology= | =<span style="color: DarkGreen">Computational Biology= | ||
<span style="color: DarkGreen"><font size="+1">The aim </font><span>is to understand how patterns of gene activity in biological organs influence the developing shape. </span><p></p><p></p> | <span style="color: DarkGreen"><font size="+1">The aim </font><span>is to understand how patterns of gene activity in biological organs influence the developing shape. </span><p></p><p></p> | ||
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* <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Formalised in the Growing Polarised Tissue Framework (ref). </span> | * <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Formalised in the Growing Polarised Tissue Framework (ref). </span> | ||
* <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Implemented in ''GFtbox'' to make it easy to develop ideas on growth and form.</span> | * <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Implemented in ''GFtbox'' to make it easy to develop ideas on growth and form.</span> | ||
* <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Start with a sheet of tissue (the canvas) | * <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Start with a sheet of tissue (the canvas) with observed, or hypothetical patterns of growth factor activity. </span> | ||
* <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Grow the canvas in 3D | * <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Grow the canvas in 3D under constraints of tissue continuity</span> | ||
* <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Compare with observed data quantitatively </span><p> | * <span style="color: LemonChiffon">Compare with observed data quantitatively </span><p> | ||
<center> [[Software#Toolboxes for research|<span style="color:GreenYellow;">Downloads and more details on ''GFtbox''</span>]] </center> | <center> [[Software#Toolboxes for research|<span style="color:GreenYellow;">Downloads and more details on ''GFtbox''</span>]] </center> | ||
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Revision as of 09:30, 4 May 2011
Computational Biology
The aim is to understand how patterns of gene activity in biological organs influence the developing shape.
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Genes and growing shapes
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Working with 3D volume imagesThree dimensional (3D) volume images are key to understanding the development of shape. They are produced by CT X-ray scanners, MRI and PET. However, biological gene activity is monitored using fluorescent probes and so optical methods are used: confocal microscopy and optical projection microscopy. The resulting images are large and are best viewed using software that exploits powerful graphics processors. We implemented VolViewer which is a viewer of choice in the open microscopy environment. |
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Photos, Algorithms and Art
Tools and Demonstrations
About
The Bangham Lab is part of the UEA D’Arcy Thompson Centre for computational biology.