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The Use of Chemostats in Microbial Systems Biology
Published on: October 14, 2013
Systems biology: old news or new stimulus for biochemistry
Walter Kolch1,2,3, Dirk Fey4, Colm J Ryan4,3,5
1Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland walter.kolch@ucd.ie.
Abstract:
In this issue of Essays in Biochemistry, biochemistry meets systems biology-a blind date that may hold all the promises, pitfalls and failures of a relationship where a new discipline has been sprung upon a well-established one. As the articles in this issue show, the blind date in this case has great potential to develop into a long-term relationship, where both partners share common values but can benefit from different complementary approaches. Together this partnership is well poised to address and solve some of the major challenges in modern biology.
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