Cellular differentiation: a theory based on simulation with computer graphics.

Med Hypotheses

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.

Published: December 1993

Rules are outlined in order to construct graphically a computer model that deals with cell growth, multiplication and differentiation. The process starts with a multicoloured stem cell and the end product will be differentiated cells represented by different colours. Various biological processes and neoplastic transformation can also be simulated. Based on the idea that the model corresponds to real events, predictions are made about the possible results of future experiments.

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