Session Introduction

Biological network analysis has become a central component of computational and systems biology. Because
 such
 analysis
 provides
 a
 unifying
 language
 to
 describe
 relations
within
 complex
 systems,
 it
 has
 played
 an
 increasingly
 important
 role
 in
 understanding
 physiological
 function.
 
 Significant
 efforts
 have
 focused
 on
 analyzing
 and
 inferring
 the
 topology
and
structure
of
cellular
networks
and
on
relating
them
to
cellular
 function
and
 organization.
 
 However,
much
 of
 this
work
 has
 taken
 a
 static
 view
 of
 cellular
 networks,
 despite
 the
 knowledge
 that
 biological
 networks
 can
 change
 with
 time,
 context,
 and
 conditions.
 
We introduce this session on The Dynamics of Biological Networks to encourage and support the development of computational methods that elucidate the dynamic interactome.