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Ask HN: Is there a programming language for biology?
- hsikka 8y agoSpecifically wondering about a high level abstraction that can generate specific lower level genetic circuits and maps.
- mindcrime 8y agoSomething like this was mentioned here on HN a year or so ago, I think. You may want to search through the old posts. Not sure if this was it or not: http://news.mit.edu/2016/programming-language-living-cells-bacteria-0331 http://news.mit.edu/2016/programming-language-living-cells-b... This article might also be useful: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22132053 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22132053 or this: https://blogs.plos.org/synbio/2017/02/20/antha-a-platform-for-engineering-biology/ https://blogs.plos.org/synbio/2017/02/20/antha-a-platform-fo...
- jisaacso 8y agoYes! As mindcrime says, Cello is a great platform that compiles Verilog to DNA circuits. Check it out https://github.com/CIDARLAB/cello https://github.com/CIDARLAB/cello