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Systems biology–the transformative approach to integrate sciences across disciplines

Systems Biology: Integrating Biological Sciences
  • Maya Madhavan EMAIL logo and Sabeena Mustafa
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From the journal Physical Sciences Reviews Volume 8 Issue 9

Abstract

Life science is the study of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Given the importance of biology, chemistry, and bioinformatics, we anticipate that this chapter may contribute to a better understanding of the interdisciplinary connections in life science. Research in applied biological sciences has changed the paradigm of basic and applied research. Biology is the study of life and living organisms, whereas science is a dynamic subject that as a result of constant research, new fields are constantly emerging. Some fields come and go, whereas others develop into new, well-recognized entities. Chemistry is the study of composition of matter and its properties, how the substances merge or separate and also how substances interact with energy. Advances in biology and chemistry provide another means to understand the biological system using many interdisciplinary approaches. Bioinformatics is a multidisciplinary or rather transdisciplinary field that encourages the use of computer tools and methodologies for qualitative and quantitative analysis. There are many instances where two fields, biology and chemistry have intersection. In this chapter, we explain how current knowledge in biology, chemistry, and bioinformatics, as well as its various interdisciplinary domains are merged into life sciences and its applications in biological research.

Keywords: biosensors; biofuels; metabolic engineering; modelling; synthetic biology; systems biology
Corresponding author: Maya Madhavan, Department of Biochemistry, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, E-mail:

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