CellDesigner and Virtual Cell
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This presentation from the BioMIBLab Summer 2006 Workshop is a comparison of two imaging bioinformatics tools.
Synopsis
- CellDesigner
 
A simulation tool that models biochemical networks.
- Virtual Cell
 
A simulation tool that models biochemical networks with a Java interface.
Features
- CellDesigner
 
- Free download; no registration required
 - SBML compliant-standardized technology
 - Can be run on multiple platforms
 - Graphical Notation, Mathematical Notation
 - Can select different species types
 
- Virtual Cell
 
- Free but must be registered user
 - Can only be run from website
 - Requires Java Runtime Environment
 - 3 components
 
- Modeling framework
 - Mathematics framework
 - Internet based
 
- Graphical and mathematical interfaces.
 - General species, features tools.
 - Several ODE solvers
 - Has many tutorials
 
Full Presentation
CellDesigner and Virtual Cell PowerPoint Presentation
Bibliography
- Cell Designer
 - "CellDesigner: a process diagram editor for gene-regulatory and biochemical networks" Funahashi, et al.
 
Support Documents
- CellDesigner
 - Control Panel Tutorial
 - Virtual Cell
 - Users Guide
 - Quick Start Guide
 - Tutorials