DYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS

摘要

In modern physics, all phenomena in the universe are considered to be the results of interactions between particles. Biologists are coming to the same conclusion. From genome products working together in a coordinated fashion in order to realize specific cellular functions to diseases spreading through contacts between individuals, the living world is a conflation of myriads of networks of interacting entities. To analyze this added level of complexity, new areas of research have emerged that focus on understanding the roles of interactions between genes, proteins, and other cell components, as well as between cells and even entire organisms.