Welcome to LOICA’s documentation!¶
Introduction¶
Welcome to the LOICA (Logical Operators for Integrated Cell Algorithms) repository, our Python package for designing, modeling and characterizing genetic networks.
As you may have noticed, our logo features a beautiful bird—loica (Leistes loyca); a bird native to Chile known for its particular red chest and legendary kindness, with which we share name.
Installation¶
Installing LOICA is way easier than pronuncing it!
pip install loica
For more details please refer to our Wiki for installation instructions and developer guides.
LOICA allows you to:¶
Compile Code into DNA fragments that execute Cell Algorithms
Easy programation of genetic network models
Generation of synthetic data
Communicate with Flapjack
Use and output SBOL files
Use all sorts of cellular computation
Easy, fluid and customisable DNA design
Tutorials¶
Now that you have LOICA installed you can familiarize yourself with the tool using the Jupyter notebook tutorials designed for this purpose.