The study of biological systems in a holistic manner (systems biology) is increasingly being
viewed as a necessity to provide qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the emergent …

Metabolomics allows the simultaneous and relative quantification of thousands of different
metabolites within a given sample using sensitive and specific methodologies such as gas …

Metabolism has an essential role in biological systems. Identification and quantitation of the
compounds in the metabolome is defined as metabolic profiling, and it is applied to define …

'Omic'technologies adopt a holistic view of the molecules that make up a cell, tissue or
organism. They are aimed primarily at the universal detection of genes (genomics), mRNA …

Background Breath volatile organic compounds (VOCs) may be useful for asthma diagnosis
and phenotyping, identifying patients who could benefit from personalised therapeutic …

Although experimental and theoretical efforts have been applied to globally map genetic
interactions, we still do not understand how gene-gene interactions arise from the operation …

Recent research on the impact of religiosity on sexuality has highlighted the role of the
individual, and suggests that the effects of religious group and sexual attitudes and fantasy …

Motivation: The study of metabolites (metabolomics) is increasingly being applied to
investigate microbial, plant, environmental and mammalian systems. One of the limiting …

In both formal and informal settings, not only science but also views on the nature of science
are communicated. Although there probably is no singular nature shared by all fields of …

Being born small for gestational age (SGA) confers increased risks of perinatal morbidity
and mortality and increases the risk of cardiovascular complications and diabetes in later …