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<h2>Week 1 (May 1-4)</h2> | <h2>Week 1 (May 1-4)</h2> | ||
<p>This was the first week where we met with other team members and summarized the primary subprojects the team will be tackling this coming summer.</p> | <p>This was the first week where we met with other team members and summarized the primary subprojects the team will be tackling this coming summer.</p> | ||
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<h4>Flux Balance Analysis (FBA)</h4> | <h4>Flux Balance Analysis (FBA)</h4> | ||
<p>Flux balance analysis (FBA) is a mathematical method for analyzing metabolism. It is a direct application of linear programming to biological systems that uses the stoichiometric coefficients for each reaction in the system as the set of constraints for the optimization.</p> | <p>Flux balance analysis (FBA) is a mathematical method for analyzing metabolism. It is a direct application of linear programming to biological systems that uses the stoichiometric coefficients for each reaction in the system as the set of constraints for the optimization.</p> | ||
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<h4> Extended Flux Analysis</h4> | <h4> Extended Flux Analysis</h4> | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 1 June 2012
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Week 1 (May 1-4)
This was the first week where we met with other team members and summarized the primary subprojects the team will be tackling this coming summer.
Week 4 (May 22-25)
Concepts
Flux Balance Analysis (FBA)
Flux balance analysis (FBA) is a mathematical method for analyzing metabolism. It is a direct application of linear programming to biological systems that uses the stoichiometric coefficients for each reaction in the system as the set of constraints for the optimization.
