Reductionistic and Holistic Science
Infection and ImmunityPublished 15 February 2011Open access
Ferric C. Fang, Arturo Casadevall
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A reductionistic approach to science, epitomized by molecular biology, is often contrasted with the holistic approach of systems biology, but these are actually interdependent and complementary ways in which to study and make sense of complex phenomena.
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A reductionistic approach to science, epitomized by molecular biology, is often contrasted with the holistic approach of systems biology. However, molecular biology and systems biology are actually interdependent and complementary ways in which to study and make sense of complex phenomena.
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