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The Systems Biology Approach

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Systems biology is an attempt to explain and integrate the increasing quantity and complexity of data of every type, including biological, in order to explain their interrelationships. Two models the simpler linear and that of the network are used. The latter can integrate more complex data and is more resistant to perturbations. The models apply to components of biological systems but also transportation economy and social organizations.

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Cokkinos, D.V. (2019). The Systems Biology Approach. In: Cokkinos, D. (eds) Myocardial Preservation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98186-4_4

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