network biology
nounUK /ˈnɛtwɜːk baɪˈɒlədʒi/
US /ˈnɛtwɜːrk baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
Network biology is the study of how living things are connected like a big web of friends.
Scientists use network biology to see how proteins in a cell talk to each other.
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2. The use of network models to understand how molecules, cells, or species interact.
Network biology helped researchers map how genes control each other.
3. A branch of biology that treats living systems as interconnected graphs of nodes and edges.
In network biology, each protein is a node and each interaction is an edge.
4. The study of complex biological systems through their connectivity patterns.
Network biology revealed that a few hub genes are key to the disease.