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Systems Biology of Tuberculosis 2013th Edition
Author(s): Johnjoe McFadden (Editor), Dany J.V. Beste (Editor), Andrzej M. Kierzek (Editor)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 6 Dec. 2012
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 244 pages
- ISBN-10: 1461449650
- ISBN-13: 9781461449652
Book Description
The book starts with a general introduction into the relevance of systems biology for understanding tuberculosis. This will be followed by several chapters which describe the application of systems biology to various aspects of the study of the pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its interaction with the host. The book provides the reader with an account of how the new science of systems biology is providing novel insights into the ancient scourge of tuberculosis. It will also describe how systems biology can be applied to the control of tuberculosis, including the development of new treatments, vaccines and diagnostics.
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From the Back Cover
Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s biggest killers responsible for more than a million deaths each year. New drugs and new vaccines are urgently needed to tackle the disease. This book describes the application of this century’s first new science, systems biology, to the study of tuberculosis. After introducing the basic principles of systems biology, successive chapters describe how systems-based approaches provide new insights into gene regulation, metabolism, protein-protein interaction, host-pathogen interactions, the immune response, persistence, drug treatment and diagnosis of tuberculosis. This book will be an invaluable aid to anyone interested in exploring how the latest science is helping us to understand this ancient disease.
