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  • Network biology is an interdisciplinary field that combines computational and biological sciences to improve understanding of cellular functions and diseases, though it is still a developing area after two decades.* -
  • The field faces challenges due to the increasing complexity and diversity of biological data, but active research areas include molecular networks, patient similarity networks, and machine learning applications.* -
  • The article provides an overview of recent advancements, highlights future directions, and emphasizes the need for diverse scientific communities and educational initiatives within network biology.*

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Summary: Network biology is an interdisciplinary field bridging computational and biological sciences that has proved pivotal in advancing the understanding of cellular functions and diseases across biological systems and scales. Although the field has been around for two decades, it remains nascent. It has witnessed rapid evolution, accompanied by emerging challenges. These stem from various factors, notably the growing complexity and volume of data together with the increased diversity of data types describing different tiers of biological organization. We discuss prevailing research directions in network biology, focusing on molecular/cellular networks but also on other biological network types such as biomedical knowledge graphs, patient similarity networks, brain networks, and social/contact networks relevant to disease spread. In more detail, we highlight areas of inference and comparison of biological networks, multimodal data integration and heterogeneous networks, higher-order network analysis, machine learning on networks, and network-based personalized medicine. Following the overview of recent breakthroughs across these five areas, we offer a perspective on future directions of network biology. Additionally, we discuss scientific communities, educational initiatives, and the importance of fostering diversity within the field. This article establishes a roadmap for an immediate and long-term vision for network biology.

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