Biocomputation - Physics of Life

Biocomputation - Physics of Life: "Workshop Overview: The ability of living systems store and process complex genetic information in a manner that is responsive to the external environment has inspired the development of the multidisciplinary field of Biocomputation, which aims to build computational devices using biomolecular systems. This workshop aims to bring together researchers with expertise or interest in biocomputation with specialists in gene regulation, bioinformatics, biochemical network modelling and computer science. Topics for discussion will include Biocomputation: The state of the art, successes and difficulties Bacterial and eukaryotic gene regulation, minimal organsims: How can we learn from life? Languages and models for bioinformatics and biocomputation: How do we represent and describe the complex network of interactions between computing biological components? Measurement and detection: What experimental tools are available for detecting the output of a biocomputation? Is there potential for both single molecule and thermodynamically averaged devices? What are the merit and limitations of each? Understanding and applications: What are the potential future applications for this technology? What new scientific insights could be gained?"




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