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Barycentric algebras have seen widespread application in the modeling of convex sets, semilattices, and quantum mechanics. Recently, they were developed further to encompass Boolean logic and if-then-else algebras. This paper discusses an application of barycentric algebras to systems biology. Here, they provide a calculus for the conversion from simplified Boolean models of gene transcription to fuzzy models that give a more realistic tracking of the biochemistry. Indeed, it appears that logic gates experimentally observed in cells actually follow the barycentric algebra format.
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Romanowska, A.B., Smith, J.D.H. (2009). Barycentric Algebras and Gene Expression. In: Di Gesù, V., Pal, S.K., Petrosino, A. (eds) Fuzzy Logic and Applications. WILF 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5571. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02282-1_3
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