1st Edition

Systems Biology Principles, Methods, and Concepts

Edited By A.K. Konopka Copyright 2006
256 Pages
by CRC Press

256 Pages
by CRC Press

256 Pages
by CRC Press

With extraordinary clarity,the Systems Biology: Principles, Methods, and Concepts focuses on the technical practical aspects of modeling complex or organic general systems. It also provides in-depth coverage of modeling biochemical, thermodynamic, engineering, and ecological systems. Among other methods and concepts based in logic, computer science, and dynamical systems, it explores pragmatic... Read more
Systems Biology: Elements and Basic Concepts. Understanding through Modeling: A Historical Perspective and Review of Biochemical Systems Theory as a Powerful Tool for Systems Biology. Thermostatics: A Poster Child of Systems Thinking. Friesian Epistemology. Reconsidering the Notion of the Organic. The Metaphor of Chaos . Biological Complexity: An Engineering Perspective. The von Neumann's Self-Replicator and a Critique of Its Misconceptions  . The Mathematical Structure of Thermodynamics. References. Systems Biology: A Glossary of Terms.

Biography

Andrzej K. Konopka