Quick Start

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This page describes how to get BioNetGen running in a few steps from your computer. To learn how to write, simulate, and analyze rule-based models, please see Documentation.

If you find BioNetGen useful in your research, we would love to hear about it. Just send us an email to bionetgen@lanl.gov.

BioNetGen interfaces

RuleBender
  1. RuleBender provides a full-featured integrated development environment (IDE) for rule-based modeling with BioNetGen and is can be configured to run NFsim as well. The RuleBender tool includes a complete BioNetGen source distribution and can be downloaded from rulebender.org.
Command-line interface
  1. Obtain username and password by sending email to bionetgen@lanl.gov (you may suggest a preferred username in your email, or we will assign one).
  2. Go to the Installation Guide and follow the instructions for Mac, Linux, or PC.
Online version at Virtual Cell
  1. Go to http://vcell.org/bionetgen BioNetGen@VCell web site and click on Run BioNetGen link on the right.
  2. Register if necessary (which involves completing a 1-page form, after which you will be granted immediate access) and click on the BioNetGen menu tab in the main Virtual Cell window.
  3. Export of BNG models to Virtual Cell allows spatial simulations using PDE's.

Related Tools

In addition the following tools provide simulation capabilities for rule-based models specified in the BioNetGen Language:

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