Toward computational systems biology.
The development and successful application of high-throughput technologies are transforming biological research. The large quantities of data being generated by these technologies have led to the emergence of systems biology, which emphasizes large-scale, parallel characterization of biological systems and integration of fragmentary information into a coherent whole. Complementing the reductionist approach that has dominated biology for the last century, mathematical modeling is becoming a powerful tool to achieve an integrated understanding of complex biological systems and to guide experimental efforts of engineering biological systems for practical applications. Here I give an overview of current mainstream approaches in modeling biological systems, highlight specific applications of modeling in various settings, and point out future research opportunities and challenges.
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Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. you@cheme.caltech.edu
D000818:Animals; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000379:methods*