Intra- and inter-omic fusion of metabolic profiling data in a systems biology framework

The explosion of -omics technologies in the characterization and prediction of defined physiological or pathological states necessitates a parallel development in data integration and visualization tools in order to display and interpret vast amounts of data in an efficient manner. Here we summarize some of the key achievements in this area and compare the strengths and limitations of each method with respect to their use in representing biological processes in a systems biology environment. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.