Technological developments in molecular biology make it now possible to study genetic processes quantitatively. As a result, genomics is currently witnessing a shift of focus from molecular characterisation to the understanding of functional activity. The two central questions are 'What are the genes' functional roles?' and 'How do genes and/or proteins interact?'. I will show how pattern recognition and systems theory can be used to investigate these questions.
I am going to briefly review my research activities and describe how the area of bioinformatics is changing with the introduction of systems biology. As biologists are now able to collect data from these feedback controlled dynamic processes, new opportunities arise for control engineers in modelling and system identification.
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