Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Systems biology is a rapidly evolving discipline that endeavours to understand the detailed coordinated workings of entire organisms, with the ultimate goal to detect differences between health and disease, or to understand how cells or entire organisms react to...

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Main Author: Latterich Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:Proteome Science
Online Access:http://www.proteomesci.com/content/3/1/8
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Systems biology is a rapidly evolving discipline that endeavours to understand the detailed coordinated workings of entire organisms, with the ultimate goal to detect differences between health and disease, or to understand how cells or entire organisms react to the environment. The editorial provides a critical evaluation of what molecular systems analysis can and cannot accomplish with existing methodologies, and how systems biology needs to merge with reductionism to yield a more comprehensive and mechanistically insightful model of a cell or organism.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-e5019035995540d79bd3a9cda0e9d8fe2022-12-21T23:18:13ZengBMCProteome Science1477-59562005-10-0131810.1186/1477-5956-3-8Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?Latterich Martin<p>Abstract</p> <p>Systems biology is a rapidly evolving discipline that endeavours to understand the detailed coordinated workings of entire organisms, with the ultimate goal to detect differences between health and disease, or to understand how cells or entire organisms react to the environment. The editorial provides a critical evaluation of what molecular systems analysis can and cannot accomplish with existing methodologies, and how systems biology needs to merge with reductionism to yield a more comprehensive and mechanistically insightful model of a cell or organism.</p>http://www.proteomesci.com/content/3/1/8
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title Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?
title_full Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?
title_fullStr Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?
title_full_unstemmed Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?
title_short Molecular systems biology at the crossroads: to know less about more, or to know more about less?
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