Based in Brazil, Fernanda Ferreira is a science writer who covers a range of STEM (and occasionally non-STEM) topics, from textile conservation to vaccine stockpiles.
If you asked 100 people “What is systems biology?” you would get 100 different answers. “People often describe it using buzzwords: it’s quantitative, it’s interdisciplinary” says Silvia Cañas-Duarte, a PhD candidate in systems biology. “I see it not as an area of knowledge, but rather as a powerful approach or way of thinking about biology,” she continues. For Cañas-Duarte, systems biology integrates techniques from physics, computational sciences, and mathematics to address biological questions.
