Biological networks: the tinkerer as an engineer.
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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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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 301 5641 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003