A system for acquiring knowledge from cellular information. The system has
a database comprising a database management module ("DBMS"). The system
also has a variety of modules, including a population module coupled to
the DBMS for categorizing and storing a plurality of features (e.g., cell
size, distance between cells, cell population, cell type) from an image
acquisition device into the database. The system has a translation module
coupled to the DBMS for defining a descriptor from a set of selected
features from the plurality of features. In a specific embodiment, the
descriptor is for a known or unknown compound, e.g., drug. A prediction
module is coupled to the DBMS for selecting one of a plurality of a
descriptors from known and unknown compounds from the database based upon
a selected descriptor from a selected compound. The selected compound may
be one that is useful for treatment of human beings or the like.
