文档介绍：ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
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Igor I. Goryanin • Andrew B. Goryachev
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Advances in Systems
Biology
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Editors
Igor I. Goryanin Andrew B. Goryachev
School of Informatics Centre for Systems Biology
The University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences
Edinburgh, UK The University of Edinburgh
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Preface
Systems biology takes a holistic view on biology and aims at elucidating design
principles of whole biological systems rather than characterizing individual
molecules or single events. It is generally believed that systems biology will
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