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Science 26 September 2003:
Vol. 301. no. 5641, pp. 1864 - 1865
DOI: 10.1126/science.1089118
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Molecular Networks: The Top-Down View

Dennis Bray

Network theory can give a useful overview of how a biological system works. But to make testable predictions, we need the details.

Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.

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