Alon provides nicely written appendices to explain the basic mathematical and biological concepts clearly and succinctly without interfering with the main text. '…a superb, beautifully written and organized work that takes an engineering approach to systems biology. Nigel Goldenfeld, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Physics Today, June 2007 … Alon’s book should become a standard part of the training of graduate students in biological physics…. … One final aspect that must be mentioned is the wonderful set of exercises that accompany each chapter. … He draws the detailed strands together into an appealing and inspiring overview of biology. … The book proceeds with detailed discussions of some of the key network motifs, circuit-element designs … focuses on concrete examples such as chemotaxis and developmental pattern formation. Yet right from chapter 1, the author succeeds in explaining in an intellectually exciting way what the cell does and what degrees of freedom enable it to function. It assumes no prior knowledge of or even interest in biology. … Alon’s book is the better place for physicists to start. ' serious attention from any quantitative scientist or physicist who hopes to learn about modern biology.
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