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VCell

VCell (Virtual Cell) is an open-source software platform for modeling and simulation of living organisms, primarily cells. It has been designed to be a tool for a wide range of scientists, from experimental cell biologists to theoretical biophysicists.

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License
MIT license
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux
Platform
IA-32, x64
Release
October 11, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-11)
Repository
github.com/virtualcell/vcell
Stable release
7.4 / March 2021; 5 years ago (2021-03)

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VCell

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples69
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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VCell

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related to Features · 21
VCell → Applications, Biological, Biological Pathway Exchange, BioPAX, COPASI, For, Models, Most, NFSim, ODE, PDE, Physiology, SBML, Simulations, Smoldyn, Systems Biology Markup Language, These, Utilities, VCML, Virtual Cell Markup Language
related to Concept · 12
VCell → Application, Applications, Each, Given, How, Models, Multiple, Physiology, Simulations, The, Thus, VCell Math Description Language
related to Biological and related data sources · 11
VCell → Biological, BioModels Database, ChEBI, GeneOntology, IDs, KEGG, Model, Models, Pathway Commons, Pubmed UniProt, Reactome
related to Development · 8
VCell → Berlin Center, Cell Analysis, Connecticut Health Center, Health, Modeling, National Institutes, The, University
related to External links · 5
VCell → DownloadVCell, GitHub, Models, Source, YouTube
License · 1
VCell → MIT license
Operating system · 1
VCell → Windows, macOS, Linux
Platform · 1
VCell → IA-32, x64
Release · 1
VCell → October 11, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-11)
Repository · 1
VCell → github.com/virtualcell/vcell

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models cell simulations stochastic modeling users software biological system spatial mathematical database virtual data platform complex species concentrations deterministic variety

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VCellLicenseMIT license1.00infobox
VCellOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux1.00infobox
VCellPlatformIA-32, x641.00infobox
VCellReleaseOctober 11, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-11)1.00infobox
VCellRepositorygithub.com/virtualcell/vcell1.00infobox
VCellStable release7.4 / March 2021; 5 years ago (2021-03)1.00infobox
VCellWebsitevcell.org1.00infobox
VCellWritten inJava, C++, Perl1.00infobox
nucleusinstance ofUtilities for 3D segmentation of image data into regions0.80text
mitochondriainstance ofUtilities for 3D segmentation of image data into regions0.80text
cytosolinstance ofUtilities for 3D segmentation of image data into regions0.80text
extracellular are provided.Simulations can be based on either integration of differential equations without use of random numbersinstance ofUtilities for 3D segmentation of image data into regions0.80text

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