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Tuesday, March 25, 2003
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} Systems Biology resources -- Comment()
A definition for Systems Biology: "Systems biology attempts to understand how an organism works from an overall perspective. We're building this understanding starting from the molecular level. Conventional molecular biology is devoted to learning more about the parts - describing the structure, properties and interactions of the individual components. Systems biology looks at how the components work together as a system. Using the analogy of an automobile, systems biology is like understanding the different parts of a car and how the different parts work together to achieve motion." Another quote: "The map of the genome is just the rule book; systems biology is the ball game." Here are pointers to resources in Systems Biology:
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The Treasure Trove of Our Genes -- Comment()
I'm writing a short popular article on biosciences and drug discovery. The article is tentatively titled 'The Treasure Trove of Our Genes' (in Finnish). To quote Genome 'Treasure Trove': "[...] we are also astonishingly alike. Every person on Earth shares [99.9%] of the same genetic code with all other people." I had to check some facts, and thanks to a couple of Google searches here are some pointers:
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