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Subject: [humanmarkup-comment] Physiome
Hi Everyone, My preliminary research into Physiome shows that it has evolved into a drug research company more than anything else, despite the Scientific Advisors who are all luminaries, and quite well-connected. However, while we may want to contact some of those individuals to see what the remaining connection to AnatML is, I think it would be unwise to attempt to associate our effort with any proprietary concerns until they seek to join us after we have established the validity of our work. At that time, after we have our first TC spec submitted for approval, we may wish to consider contacting this company, but for now I think we should confine our attempts at contact to individuals who may best be thought of only as advisors to this company. A search of their site on AnatML revealed: Physiome Sciences and researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, have launched the CellML website (www.CellML.org) to provide a tool for researchers to standardize and streamline the creation of computer-based models of cells, organs and tissues. CellML is an XML-based mark-up language designed to facilitate the creation and exchange of biological models. CellML allows users to share models even if they are using different model-building software. It also lets them reuse components from one model in another, thus accelerating model-building.. CellML is expected to enable scientists to more effectively manage and interpret gene and protein data and apply it to study diseases, identify potential drug targets and test new drugs "in silico." The language will be developed as a common standard that will be available free of charge to all users. CellML is a collaborative effort between Physiome Sciences and the University of Auckland to develop and maintain a family of Physiome Mark-up Languages that also include AnatML and FieldML for describing anatomic data and the spatial distribution of biological properties So, we still don't know much about AnatML, and the home page of the project: http://www.esc.auckland.ac.nz/sites/physiome/anatml/pages/ remains unchanged since I visited it last and contains no new information since April 2000, when Physiome was still a Project at Princeton. This brings up an interesting point, and one I think we need to consider, and that is whether or not we wish to require our specification to be harmonized only with existing, maintained, sources? I have not come to any conclusion myself, and if the AnatML is not being actively maintained, and we think it is valuable, we may want to see if NIST would consider adopting it. Ciao, Rex -- Rex Brooks Starbourne Communications Design 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA 94702 *510-849-2309 http://www.starbourne.com * rexb@starbourne.com
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