The Wolfram Solution for Biological Sciences
The Wolfram biological sciences solution offers a complete workflow—from data import to high-powered analysis, through modeling and simulation—while providing the most automated development and deployment environment available.
Curated genome, protein and other data ready for computation can be directly obtained from the Wolfram Knowledgebase for ease and accuracy of calculations.
- The Wolfram Edge
- How Wolfram Compares
- Key Capabilities
Wolfram technologies include thousands of built-in functions and curated data on many topics that let you:
- Develop PKPD, systems biology and systems pharmacology models
- Perform sensitivity analysis and parameter sweeps to investigate how parameters affect system dynamics
- Select drug doses for first-in-human trials
- Do Monte Carlo simulations of biological systems
- Determine the dynamic properties of cells and enzymes
- Perform bacterial colony counting, computer-aided cell analysis, estimation of infected leaf area and chlorophyll and more, using built-in image processing techniques
- Do real-time agent-based simulation and modeling of ecosystems
- Perform parameter optimization of models
- Design and analyze clinical trials
- Perform steady-state analysis
- Do ecological forecasting using built-in weather data
- Generate sequence alignments in a computable form
- Investigate immune systems and parasite coevolution
Does your current tool set have these advantages?
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Free-form linguistic input produces immediate results without the need for syntax
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Import experimental data, compute and deliver results in one interactive document instead of across several applications
Excel, R, Stata and other programs do not offer an integrated environment for computation, analysis and interactive presentation -
Automated interactive interface construction without programming
C/C++, BioPerl, BioJava and BioPython require extensive programming for interactive interface construction -
Allow colleagues to interact with your applications or documents containing text, graphics and animations, using the free Wolfram Player
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Built-in access to continually updated curated genomic and proteomic data ready for computation
Unique to Wolfram technologies - Ready-to-use built-in statistics and data analysis functions along with automatic report generation
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Built-in image processing capabilities are an integrated part of the Wolfram Language workflow
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Import and export Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) models to Modelica
Unique to Wolfram System Modeler
Biological sciences specific capabilities:
- Free-form linguistic input produces immediate results without the need for syntax »
- Built-in genomic, proteomic and chemical data, ready for use without preprocessing »
- Ready-to-use, built-in functions for all standard statistical and data analysis techniques—such as principal component analysis, nonlinear regression, analysis of variance and more—for applications in ecology, molecular biology and other areas »
- Drag and drop images into your notebook and apply image processing techniques to study macromolecular structures, bone cross-section features, computer-aided cell analysis and much more »
- Build interactive applications with a single command to prototype models, such as a network design for controlling virus spread and study the effects of changing parameters »
- Instantly generate reports and interactive applications and share them with other biologists or colleagues, using the free Wolfram Player »
- Easily create standardized or highly customized publication-quality graphics using built-in functions »
- Highly automated differential equation solvers analyze your equations and select the right algorithms to get you accurate answers quickly for applications in ecology, molecular dynamics and more »
- Import and export data in many biomolecular formats, including PDB, MMCIF, GenBank and FASTA »
- Extensive and easy-to-use linking and connectivity capabilities to databases and Java, C and .NET codes »
- Complete integrated platform for modeling biological systems, analyzing data, interactively visualizing results and generating automatic lab reports
Wolfram System Modeler is the most complete physical modeling and simulation tool for high-fidelity modeling. With System Modeler, you can:
- Build models of large complex systems easily, using simple drag-and-drop of ready-made components »
- Use the built-in BioChem library to model biological systems »
- Import and export Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) models »
- Use hierarchical modeling to create and view complex models in layers, with separately testable and reusable subcomponents
- Visualize biological reaction networks »
- Connect seamlessly with the Wolfram Language for the ultimate integrated modeling, simulation and analysis workflow
"Wolfram technology is an indispensable puzzle-solving tool for biological sciences, which are becoming increasingly more quantitative."
Melih SenerBiophysicist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"As more data about this outbreak becomes available, we can instantly import it, redo our calculations and get better results. Then, we can improve predictions and design better control policies."
Zhilan FengProfessor of Mathematics, Purdue University
"It's a remarkably diverse collection of functionalities.... You're stunned by the things it can do. It's my desert-island application."
David DeBrotaSenior Clinical Research Physician
"Wolfram technologies allow easy integration and evaluation of different kinds of imaging algorithms."
Richard ScottCDx Laboratories
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