Computational biomodeling

Computational biomodeling refers to a type of artificial life research concerned with building computer simulations of biological systems (biomodeling). It combines research from the fields of biology, computer science, applied mathematics, chemistry, and physics. The immediate goal is to understand how biological entities such as cells or whole organisms, develop, work collectively, and survive in changing environments using a purely computational model. The field is in its infancy. One of the major stumbling blocks is understanding protein folding which is currently being researched by the BlueGene and Folding@home projects.