We propose a formal language that allows for transposing biological information precisely and rigorously into machine-readable information. This language, which we call Zsyntax (where Z stands for the Greek word zetaomegaeta, life), is grounded on a particular type of non-classical logic, and it can be used to write algorithms and computer programs. We present it as a first step towards a comprehensive formal language for molecular biology in which any biological process can be written and analyzed as a sort of logical "deduction". Moreover, we illustrate the potential value of this language, both in the field of text mining and in that of biological prediction
Zsyntax: a formal language for molecular biology with projected applications in text mining and biological prediction / G. Boniolo, M. D'Agostino, P.P. Di Fiore. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 5:3(2010 Mar 03), pp. e9511.e9511-1-e9511.e9511-12. [10.1371/journal.pone.0009511]
Zsyntax: a formal language for molecular biology with projected applications in text mining and biological prediction
M. D'Agostino;P.P. Di Fiore
2010
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We propose a formal language that allows for transposing biological information precisely and rigorously into machine-readable information. This language, which we call Zsyntax (where Z stands for the Greek word zetaomegaeta, life), is grounded on a particular type of non-classical logic, and it can be used to write algorithms and computer programs. We present it as a first step towards a comprehensive formal language for molecular biology in which any biological process can be written and analyzed as a sort of logical "deduction". Moreover, we illustrate the potential value of this language, both in the field of text mining and in that of biological predictionFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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