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Mathematical biology or biomathematics is an interdisciplinary field of academic study which aims at modeling natural, biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools. It has both practical and theoretical applications in biological research.
Importance
Applying mathematics to biology has a long history, but only recently has there been an explosion of interest in the field. Some reasons for this include:
- the explosion of data-rich information sets, due to the genomics revolution, which are difficult to understand without the use of analytical tools,
- recent development of mathematical tools such as chaos theory to help understand complex, nonlinear mechanisms in biology,
- an increase in computing power which enables calculations and simulations to be performed that were not previously possible, and
- an increasing interest in in silico experimentation due to the complications involved in human and animal research.
Research
Below is a list of some areas of research in mathematical biology and links to related projects in various universities: More on [ Mathematical biology ]
Theoretical Biology :: Biology
Complex Systems :: Applications
Algorithms in Molecular Biology - Lecture notes in PostScript format by Ron Shamir, Tel-Aviv.
Biology Online - Listings of sites in Mathematical Biology.
Meta Description: [ Directory of Mathematical Biology sites and references. ]
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Forensic Mathematics - DNA identification, biostatistics, and recreational aspects of population genetics. Reports, software, links.
Meta Description: [ Charles Brenner's Home Page.
Forensic mathematics -- the mathematics of DNA identification.
Paternity testing, kinship, DNA databases, matching probabilities,
mixed stains. Software: DNAVIEW for DNA analysis, PATER for paternity
reports, serological calculations. Hillblom and Jefferson stories.
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Janus Team - An hypothesis concerning the photomorphogenic origin of the exhibition of fibonacci numbers in plants.
Meta Description: [ Plants display fibonacci numbers because their divergence angles originate in perceived angles made possible by sensitivity to different parts of the spectrum. like bees. ]
Mathematical Biology Pages - Compiled at Brandeis University Life Sciences.
Mathematical Biology Sites - Jason Matthiopoulos' links to Mathematical Biology Sites.
Mathematics and Biology: The Interface - Report exploring opportunities at the interface between biology and mathematics edited by Simon A. Levin in HTML.
Mathematics in Biology - Resources on applications of mathematics, especially to the genome. Animations and software.
Ordination Methods for Ecologists - Methods for analysis of community data in ecological studies, including correspondence analysis, direct gradient analysis, and indirect gradient analysis.
Quantitative Population Ecology - On-line lectures at the Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
UTK Mathematical Life Sciences Archives - Life Science Pages organized by E. Dobos, L. Gross and C. Zimmermann at the University of Tennessee.
WAM: Web Antibody Modeling - Constructs a model from the light and heavy chain sequences.
Meta Description: [ WAM, an online service for modelling antibodies ]
| Dr. Sebastian Schreiber, University of California-Davis | |
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