# Cellular model
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** agent-based
- **Microsimmability score:** 72/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Reaction rate`
- `Degradation rate`
- `Initial molecules`
### What animates
Molecule counts inside a model cell oscillate or settle as the kinetic rates change.
### Learning objective
Show how kinetic rules model a cell's internal dynamics.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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`10x_Genomics` · `Arc_Institute` · `Bifurcation_diagram` · [[Bifurcation_theory]] · `Biological_data_visualization` · `CRISPR` · `Cancer` · `Cell_(biology)` · `Cell_(journal)` · `Cell_cycle` · `Cell_cycle_checkpoint` · `Cell_division` · `Cell_membrane` · `Computational_biology` · `Computational_model` · `Computer_simulation` · `Cyclin` · `Cyclin-dependent_kinase` · `Deep_learning` · `Deterministic_system` · [[Dynamical_system]] · `Enzyme` · `Fixed_point_(mathematics)` · `G1_phase` · `G2_phase` · `Gene_regulatory_network` · `Generative_AI` · `Genome` · `Goldbeter–Koshland_kinetics` · `Hopf_bifurcation` · `In_silico` · `Indiana_University` · `Markus_W._Covert` · `Masaru_Tomita` · `Membrane_computing` · `Metabolic_network` · `Metabolism` · `Metabolome` · `Mycoplasma_genitalium` · `Nvidia` · `Omics` · [[Ordinary_differential_equation]] · `Proteome` · `Reaction_rate` · `S_phase` · `Saddle_point` · `Signal_transduction` · `Single-cell_analysis` · `Stanford_University` · `Stochastic_process` · [[Systems_biology]] · `Transcriptome` · `Ultima_Genomics` · `University_of_Oxford` · `Vector_field` · `Virginia_Tech`
> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Thinking · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_model)
> Relation: subfield of systems thinking.
## Concept summary
A cellular model or virtual cell is a computational model of aspects of a biological cell, for the purposes of in silico research.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to systems thinking)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Cellular model
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render agent-based; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
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## Previous hub tags
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Legacy hubs: none.
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