System Modeling in Cellular Biology: From Concepts to Nuts and Bolts (Mit Press)

Szallasi, Zoltan; Stelling, Jörg; Periwal, Vipul

ISBN 10: 0262195488 / ISBN 13: 9780262195485

Published by MIT Press (edition Illustrated), 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: System Modeling in Cellular Biology: From Concepts to Nuts and Bolts (Mit Press)
• Publisher: MIT Press (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262195488
• ISBN 13: 9780262195485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

An introduction and overview of system modeling in biology that is accessible to researchers from different fields, including biology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, and biochemistry.

Research in systems biology requires the collaboration of researchers from diverse backgrounds, including biology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, and biochemistry. These collaborations, necessary because of the enormous breadth of background needed for research in this field, can be hindered by differing understandings of the limitations and applicability of techniques and concerns from different disciplines. This comprehensive introduction and overview of system modeling in biology makes the relevant background material from all pertinent fields accessible to researchers with different backgrounds.

The emerging area of systems level modeling in cellular biology has lacked a critical and thorough overview. This book fills that gap. It is the first to provide the necessary critical comparison of concepts and approaches, with an emphasis on their possible applications. It presents key concepts and their theoretical background, including the concepts of robustness and modularity and their exploitation to study biological systems; the best-known modeling approaches, and their advantages and disadvantages; lessons from the application of mathematical models to the study of cellular biology; and available modeling tools and datasets, along with their computational limitations.

About the Author

Jörg Stelling is a faculty member of the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zürich.