Metabolomics in Cell Biology

Metabolomics a powerful tool for hypothesis generation in biology and it has developed rapidly becoming widely accepted as a standard approach to many problems. Initially, metabolomics was ‘sold’ as a hypothesis free technique to answer questions you do not even know to ask. Fifteen years later although still an active area of research, it has matured. Most practitioners of metabolomics see it as another tool that can be used to help solve significant biological problems. Metabolomics requires a rigorous and multidisciplinary approach to be carried out successfully. In the following article many of the issues and possible solutions are highlighted.