Martin Nowak - Can Mathematics Explain Biology?

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What are the applications of mathematics to biology? What are the categories? For example: statistical analysis (e.g., drug effectiveness), pattern recognition (e.g., DNA sequencing, neuronal firings), predictions (e.g., spread of disease), mechanistic explanations (e.g., heart rhythms). Is mathematics the future frontier of biology?

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Martin Andreas Nowak is an Austrian-born mathematical biologist and the author of several books.

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