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The field of systems immunology has grown extensively over the last few years, spurred by the generation of large datasets, new analytical tools, and modeling approaches. In this piece and its counterpart in Trends in Immunology [http://www.cell.com/trends/immunology/fulltext/S1471-4906(18)30013-9], eight authors discuss what immunologists can learn from systems biology and, conversely, how systems biologists can use immune cells as a model and outline the many directions this interdisciplinary field can expand in.
The field of systems immunology has grown extensively over the last few years, spurred by the generation of large datasets, new analytical tools, and modeling approaches. In this piece and its counterpart in Trends in Immunology [http://www.cell.com/trends/immunology/fulltext/S1471-4906(18)30013-9], eight authors discuss what immunologists can learn from systems biology and, conversely, how systems biologists can use immune cells as a model and outline the many directions this interdisciplinary field can expand in.
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