Proteomics, Genomics & Bioinformatics

System Biology

System Biology

The computer and mathematical analysis and modelling of complex biological systems is known as systems biology. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary branch of study that focuses on complex interactions within biological systems and employs a holistic approach to biological research (holism rather than reductionism).

The term has been widely employed in biology in a number of circumstances, particularly after the year 2000. The Human Genome Project is an example of applied systems thinking in biology that has resulted in new, collaborative ways of working on genetics challenges. One of the goals of systems biology is to model and find emergent properties, which are traits of cells, tissues, and organisms that function as a system and can only be described theoretically using systems biology techniques. Typically, metabolic or cell signalling networks are involved.