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To date, most systems-biology research has focused on model organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but large amounts of omics data are now beginning to accumulate for many medically relevant microorganisms. Elizabeth Winzeler discusses how systems-biology approaches could help in the search for new drugs and vaccines to treat malaria.