Networks of networks in biology : concepts, tools and applications / edited by Narsis A. Kiani, David Gomez-Cabrero, Ginestra Bianconi. -- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. – (58.1057/N476)

Contents

List of Contributors    page vii
Preface    ix
Part I  Networks in Biology    1
1  An Introduction to Biological Networks    3
2  Graph Theory    18
Part II  Network Analysis    33
3  Structural Analysis of Biological Networks    35
4  Networks from an Information-Theoretic and Algorithmic Complexity Perspective    56
5  Integration and Feature Identification in Multi-layer Networks using a Heat Diffusion Approach    71
Part III  Multi-layer Networks    83
6  Multiplex Networks    85
7  Existing Tools for Analysis of Multi-layer Networks    105
8  Dynamics on Multi-layer Networks    121
Part IV  Applications    145
9  The Network of Networks Involved in Human Disease    147
10 Towards a Multi-layer Network Analysis of Disease: Challenges and Opportunities Through the Lens of Multiple Sclerosis    172
11 Microbiome: A Multi-layer Network View is Required    183
Part V  Conclusion    195
12 Concluding Remarks: Open Questions and Challenges    197
Index    201