Biological networks: The tinkerer as an engineer

U. Alon

doi:10.1126/science.1089072

Biological networks: The tinkerer as an engineer

U. Alon

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1866-1867
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	301
Issue number	5641
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1089072
State	Published - 26 Sep 2003
Externally published	Yes

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