The Limits of Reductionism in Medicine: Could Systems Biology Offer an Alternative?
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- 23 May 2006
- journal article
- essay
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 3 (6) , e208
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030208
Abstract
In the first of a two part series, Ahn and colleagues discuss the reductionist approach pervading medicine and explain how a systems approach (as advocated by systems biology) may complement reductionism.Keywords
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