title: A brief history of systems biology. "Every object that biology studies is a system of systems." Francois Jacob (1974).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Plant Science University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trewavas
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006706:Homeostasis; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000266:history*