Microarray simulator as educational tool.

As many real-world applications, microarray measurements are inapplicable for large-scale teaching purposes due to their laborious preparation process and expense. Fortunately, many phases of the array preparation process can be efficiently demonstrated by using a software simulator tool. Here we propose the use of microarray simulator as an aiding tool in teaching of computational biology.

A K-means segmentation method for finding 2-D object areas based on 3-D image stacks obtained by confocal microscopy.

A segmentation method for three-dimensional image stacks obtained by confocal microscopy is proposed. The method can be used to find two-dimensional object areas based on an image stack. The segmentation method is based on K-means clustering, global thresholding, and mathematical morphology.