Assembling a jigsaw puzzle with 20,000 parts

Abstract

In summary, progress in proteomics has been rapid, and the sheer scale of the projects presented makes for news in itself. The field is still quite far from solving the proteomics jigsaw puzzle, however, and researchers are grappling with understanding the emergent complexity. In the closing words of conference organizer Aebersold, "We don't really know what it all means, but I'm sure it's interesting".