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Biological studies
We sometimes say it in marketing taglines: "Graphs Are Everywhere". When we
do so, we are actually describing reality in a very real and fascinating way. Also,
inthisield,researchershaveknownforquitesometimethatbiologicalcomponents
(proteins, molecules, genes, and so on) and their interactions can accurately be
modeled and described by means of a graph structure, and doing so yields many
practical advantages. In metabolic pathways (see the following diagram for the human
metabolic system), for example, graphs can help us to understand how the different
parts of the human body interact with each other. In metaproteomics, researchers
analyze how different kinds of proteins interact with one another and are used in
order to better steer chemical and biological production processes.
A diagram representing the human metabolic system
 
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