文档介绍：Systems Biology
Series Editor
John M. Walker
School of Life Sciences
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK
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M ETHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY™
Systems Biology
Edited by
Ivan V. Maly
Department putational Biology, School of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Editor
Ivan V. Maly
Department putational Biology
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
USA
ISBN: 978-1-934115-64-0 e-ISBN: 978-1-59745-525-1
ISSN: 1064-3745 e-ISSN: 1940-6029
DOI: -1-59745-525-1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008942271
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Preface
The rapidly developing methods of systems biology can help investigators in various areas
of modern bi