Biological networks: The tinkerer as an engineer

被引:423
作者
Alon, U [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mol Cell Biol, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Phys Complex Syst, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.1126/science.1089072
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
This viewpoint comments on recent advances in understanding the design principles of biological networks. It highlights the surprising discovery of "good-engineering" principles in biochemical circuitry that evolved by random tinkering.
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页码:1866 / 1867
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