The structure of RNA is an important key to its function—including its role in disease. However, the structure of most RNAs is unknown because their extreme flexibility and high charge...
Mar, 01, 2009
Simulating molecular movement gives a more accurate view of binding sites.
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a motion picture, such as that provided by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, must contain a wealth of information. It’s this potential...
Oct, 01, 2008
Using molecular dynamics (MD) software, scientists can simulate molecular movement to study biological phenomena that currently cannot be observed experimentally.
But the value of MD...
Jul, 01, 2009
Through RNABuilder, Simbios brings computational modeling to Rick Russell’s lab at the University of Texas.
from http://biomedicalcomputationreview.org/content/simbios-bringing-biomedical-simulation-your-fingertips
Rick Russell, PhD, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the...
Oct, 01, 2009
Li Niu of the University of Albany works with Simbios to understand an unusual RNA.
from http://biomedicalcomputationreview.org/content/simbios-bringing-biomedical-simulation-your-fingertips
Li Niu, PhD, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Albany, SUNY found...
Oct, 01, 2009
Now, with just a few mouse clicks, anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can create graphic images of RNA molecules (using ToRNADo) or generate the ion environments that surround these...
Jan, 01, 2007
OpenSim 2.0 promises greater opportunities for customization
With its initial release two years ago, OpenSim offered researchers a powerful open-source application for simulating movement. Simple enough to be used by high school students yet advanced enough to...
Jan, 01, 2010
Researchers can now create musculoskeletal models and simulations on an open source platform. In August, Simbios researchers released OpenSim 1.0. This freely available software can, in about 20...
Oct, 01, 2007
The first four National Centers for Biomedical Computing take off
WHY NATIONAL CENTERS?
Four National Centers for Biomedical Computing were launched by the NIH in 2004 with $20 million in funding for each center over five years. The reason: We need to make...
Jun, 01, 2005
When you step on the gas pedal, you expect acceleration (and lots of it). Stomp on the brake to come safely to a stop in the rain. Finger the power-assisted steering wheel and the car obeys. Make a...
Oct, 01, 2009