First, systems biology is an inter-disciplinary approach, requiring the combined talents of biologists, mathematicians, and computer scientists. Second, systems biology is holistic, with the goal of obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the workings of biological systems. This is achieved through the acquisition of massive amounts of data by high-throughput technologies—oligonucleotide microarrays, mass spectrometry, and next-generation sequencing—and the analysis of this data through sophisticated mathematical algorithms. It is perhaps the use of mathematics, to integrate abundant and diverse types of data and to generate models of interconnected molecular networks, that best characterizes systems biology.
Edited by:
Michael G. Katze Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Country of Publication: Germany Volume: 363 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 5.502kg ISBN:9783642330988 ISBN 10: 3642330983 Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Pages: 280 Publication Date:04 January 2013 Audience:
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