[BBF Standards] functional composition of BioBrick parts?

[Bryan Bishop]

On Sunday 27 January 2008, Drew Endy wrote:
> At the November BBF workshop we expressed an interest in working  
> together on standard(s) that define how BioBrick parts function so  
> that, when two parts are combined, the resulting behavior of the  
> composite part is as expected, and not some surprising emergent  
> property.  

Interesting. This would seem to be challenging in light of the protein 
prediction competitions like CASP8, although accurate prediction models 
seem to be developing. However, perhaps a more appropriate approach 
would be to define BioBricks such that there are various categories, 
such as "strict" and "unstrict" where 'strict' confirm to specific 
behavior definitions that have either been fully experimentally 
confirmed or based on sound theoretical models. Thoughts?

- Bryan
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