Debian Science Project
Summary
Biology
Debian Science Biology packages

This metapackage will install Debian Science packages related to Biology. You might also be interested in the field::biology debtag.

This metapackage makes use of the packages med-bio and med-bio-dev (for development of biological applications) which are maintained by Debian Med - another Debian Pure Blend. If you are a biologist you are most probably interested in the Debian Med project which deals with biology and medicine in much more detail then the more general Debian Science.

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If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian Science to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian Science mailing list

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Debian Science Biology packages

Official Debian packages with high relevance

bauble
biodiversity collection manager software application
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Bauble is a software application to help you manage a collection of botanical specimens. It is intended to be used by botanic gardens, herbaria, arboreta, etc. to manage their collection information. It is a open, free, cross-platform alternative to BG-Base and similar software.

critterding
Evolving Artificial Life
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Critterding is a "Petri dish" universe in 3D that demonstrates evolving artificial life. Critters start out with completely random brains and bodies, but will automatically start evolving into something with much better survival skills.

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med-bio
Debian Med bioinformatics packages
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This metapackage will install Debian packages for use in molecular biology, structural biology and other biological sciences.

Remark of Debian Science team: Maintained by Debian Med Blend

For more information see http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/bio

nmodl
Code generation engine for the NEURON modeling language
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The NMODL Framework is a code generation engine for the NEURON MODeling Language (NMODL). It is designed with modern compiler and code generation techniques to:

  • Provide modular tools for parsing, analysing and transforming NMODL
  • Provide easy to use, high level Python API
  • Generate optimised code for modern compute architectures including CPUs, GPUs
  • Flexibility to implement new simulator backends
  • Support the full NMODL specification
nrn-mod2c
NMODL to C converter for CoreNEURON
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MOD2C is NMODL to C adapted for CoreNEURON simulator.

NMODl is a description language to specify a model for a physical neuron in terms of simultaneous nonlinear algebraic equations, differential equations, or kinetic schemes.

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libinterviews-dev
InterViews 3.1 for the NEURON simulator
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InterViews is a C++ GUI library from Stanford University and Silicon Graphics with a Motif look and feel.

It is used by the NEURON simulator for legacy UI support, and should not be used by newly written code.

med-bio-dev
Debian Med packages for development of bioinformatics applications
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This metapackage will install Debian packages which might be helpful for development of applications for biological research.

Remark of Debian Science team: Maintained by Debian Med Blend

For more information see http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/bio-dev

python3-nmodl
Python support for the NEURON modeling language engine
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The NMODL Framework is a code generation engine for the NEURON MODeling Language (NMODL).

This package contains support for using nmodl from Python.

siconos
modeling and simulation of nonsmooth dynamical systems (simulation runner tool)
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Siconos is an open-source scientific software primarily targeted at modeling and simulating nonsmooth dynamical systems in C++ and in Python:

  • Mechanical systems (rigid or solid) with unilateral contact and Coulomb friction and impact (nonsmooth mechanics, contact dynamics, multibody systems dynamics or granular materials).
  • Switched Electrical Circuit such as electrical circuits with ideal and piecewise linear components: power converter, rectifier, Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) or Analog-to-Digital converter.
  • Sliding mode control systems.
  • Biology (Gene regulatory network). Other applications are found in Systems and Control (hybrid systems, differential inclusions, optimal control with state constraints), Optimization (Complementarity systems and Variational inequalities), Fluid Mechanics, and Computer Graphics.

This package contains the 'siconos' tool allowing to compile and run Siconos programs/scripts in a single command.

Please cite: Vincent Acary and Bernard Brogliato: The SICONOS Platform :443-488 (2008)
siconos-mechanics-tools
modeling and simulation of nonsmooth dynamical systems (mechanics tools)
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Siconos is an open-source scientific software primarily targeted at modeling and simulating nonsmooth dynamical systems in C++ and in Python:

  • Mechanical systems (rigid or solid) with unilateral contact and Coulomb friction and impact (nonsmooth mechanics, contact dynamics, multibody systems dynamics or granular materials).
  • Switched Electrical Circuit such as electrical circuits with ideal and piecewise linear components: power converter, rectifier, Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) or Analog-to-Digital converter.
  • Sliding mode control systems.
  • Biology (Gene regulatory network). Other applications are found in Systems and Control (hybrid systems, differential inclusions, optimal control with state constraints), Optimization (Complementarity systems and Variational inequalities), Fluid Mechanics, and Computer Graphics.

This package contains tools to allow running, analysing, manipulating, exporting, and viewing the output of mechanical simulations.

Please cite: Vincent Acary and Bernard Brogliato: The SICONOS Platform :443-488 (2008)

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genesis
general-purpose neural simulator
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GENESIS is a general purpose simulation platform which was developed to support the simulation of neural systems ranging from complex models of single neurons to simulations of large networks made up of more abstract neuronal components.

GENESIS has provided the basis for laboratory courses in neural simulation at both Caltech and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. Most current GENESIS applications involve realistic simulations of biological neural systems. Although the software can also model more abstract networks, other simulators are more suitable for backpropagation and similar connectionist modeling.

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