Systems curation

Systems curation

Notes on curating a biological system.

 

 

Biocuration

 

System

 

A system maps a set of collaborating components to its emergent behaviour.

This operational definition applies when we consider instances of systems in a "bottom up" approach (synthetic – how is the system built from its components) as well as a "top down" approach (analytic – how can the behaviour of the system be explained from its constituents). It emphasizes observables (behaviour), clarifies the conceptual nature of system (it maps), it has a scope and boundaries (a set), it is decomposable (components), it has a structure (induced by collaborations), its components are necessary and sufficient (leading to emergent behaviour).

 

System curation goals

 

Process

 

Resources

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Notes