Environmental variability and modularity of bacterial metabolic networks

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biological systems are often modular: they can be decomposed into nearly-independent structural units that perform specific functions. The evolutionary origin of modularity is a subject of much current interest. Recent theory suggest...

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Main Authors: Kashtan Nadav, Parter Merav, Alon Uri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/169