METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL STIMULI ON BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS IN LIVING CELLS

摘要

The present invention describes methods for carrying out experiments on l iving cells, including making measurements of the operation transcriptional regulatory processes and indicators of the kinds of processes operating in t he cell in response to external stimuli. Image analysis allows for gathering data concerning the flow of information through a cell's genomic regulatory network as it is executing a programmatic change in its activities as a fun ction of said stimuli. The method also allows collection of data of the resu lts of the information-processing in the cell by observing the decisions the cell makes when modulating cellular process activities.