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Systems biology: Supplementation is not sufficient

A systems biology approach to analyse yeast auxotrophs shows that, even when supplemented, they have profoundly altered transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic profiles.

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Figure 1: Effects of yeast auxotrophy.

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Jacquier, A. Systems biology: Supplementation is not sufficient. Nat Microbiol 1, 16016 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.16

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