The Cell’s Integrated Circuit: A Profile of Lucy Shapiro
Anna Azvolinsky | Aug 1, 2018
Shapiro helped to found the field of systems biology.
Scientists Play Favorites with Studying Human Genes. Here’s Why.
Scientists Play Favorites with Studying Human Genes. Here’s Why.
Despite the Human Genome Project having heralded the exploration of previously unknown human genes, the focus of genetic studies remains narrow.
Despite the Human Genome Project having heralded the exploration of previously unknown human genes, the focus of genetic studies remains narrow.
Pulling It All Together
Kate Yandell | Apr 1, 2016
Systems-biology approaches offer new strategies for finding hard-to-identify drug targets for cancer.
Minimal Genome Created
Ruth Williams | Mar 24, 2016
Scientists build a living cellular organism with a genome smaller than any known in nature.
All Systems Go
Anna Azvolinsky | Dec 1, 2014
Alan Aderem earned his PhD while under house arrest for protesting apartheid in South Africa. His early political involvement has guided his scientific focus, encouraging fellow systems biologists to study immunology and infectious diseases.
Illuminating the Interactome
Molly Sharlach | Nov 20, 2014
A massive screen yields the most comprehensive map of binary human protein interactions to date.
New School
Abby Olena | Feb 1, 2014
Graduate programs at the interface of quantitative and biological sciences set the stage for more interdisciplinary collaboration.
Jennifer Reed: Metabolism Modeler
Bob Grant | Feb 1, 2013
Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Age: 34
The Virtual Physiological Rat
Jessica P. Johnson | Aug 12, 2011
The NIH awards $13 million to create a computer model of a lab rat.