Among the Academies: Defining Biology’s Systems
Michael Savageau on an Interdisciplinary, Global Approach to Research
Our daily life consists of a science invisible to the naked eye. Think of how molecules come together to form tiny machines within different parts of our bodies, like how the neural networks of our brains are a product of neurons coming together and sending digital signals with other bodily functions.
How do we model the forces of nature that we cannot see but that are indispensable to our everyday life?
Michael Savageau is a distinguished professor emeritus in microbiology and molecular genetics. His work examines the function, design and evolution of cellular and molecular networks. Savageau helped pioneer quantitative systems biology, where he characterized the design principles for gene circuits that impact cellular behavior.
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