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The attempt to establish fundamental laws which govern the large-scale behaviour of living organisms is still an ongoing challenge being undertaken by the scientific community. Although our qualitative knowledge and the amount of available data are progressively increasing, there is still a perceived need for improved theoretical and quantitative approaches.
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Guseva, K. (2012). Introduction. In: Formation and Cooperative Behaviour of Protein Complexes on the Cell Membrane. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23988-5_1
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