The century beyond the gene

Journal of biosciences

Evelyn Fox Keller1¹ 

[1] E-51-171, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA$$

关键词: Gene;    reductionism;    system biology;   

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来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

In an increasing number of biological laboratories, the focus of research is shifting from sequence data to the functional meaning of that data. No longer content with structural mappings, there is a renewed interest abroad in what the United States Department of Energy calls, ‘Bringing Genomes to Life’. For many, this means a movement beyond ‘reductionism’ to a ‘systems biology’. The question is, what does this mean?

【 授权许可】

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