complexsystemsbiology
nounUK /ˈkɒmplɛks ˈsɪstəmz baɪˈɒlədʒi/
US /kəmˈplɛks ˈsɪstəmz baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
A way of studying living things by looking at all their parts together as one big connected group.
Scientists use complex systems biology to understand how tiny cells work together like a busy team.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The study of how simple parts of a living thing create surprising group behaviors.
Complex systems biology explains how ants and cells both solve problems without a leader.
3. A research approach that uses computers and math to connect many biological facts at once.
Her project in complex systems biology combined data from thousands of experiments.
4. The science of understanding diseases by seeing the whole body as a connected system.
Doctors use complex systems biology to see how one small change can affect the whole body.