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Biomathematics

Biomathematics, or mathematical biology, is an interdisciplinary field of biology which aims at modeling natural, biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools. It has both practical and theoretical applications in biological research.


Biomathematics Articles

Asymmetry due to Perfect Balance
Cell membranes are like two-dimensional fluids whose molecules are distributed evenly through lateral diffusion.

Date: 3 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

Recent developments in the mathematical theory of water waves
The last decade has seen vigorous activity in mathematical theory for the motion of water waves by several independent international research groups

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

Smart dummies allow medics to practise before they panic
Doctors and nurses are using computer controlled medical mannequins to practise their responses to medical emergencies.

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

Researchers determine why wolves not dispersing as fast as expected in Yellowstone
The slow dispersal rate had stumped researchers across North America until a team of mathematical biologists at the University of Alberta recently solved the puzzle.

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

The theory of the chaos against the corrosion
In the modern science the word "chaos" is used for the description of systems, behaviour of which seems quite random.

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

'Resonance' may explain virologic failure in STI drug therapy
Researchers have been puzzled over why HIV-positive patients who have periodic, built in interruptions in their drug therapy reach a point where the therapy no longer reduces their viral loads, even in the absence of any evidence of acquired drug resistan

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

Strings As Structural Elements? Engineers Devise Mathematics For New Age Structures
Scientists have devised two mathematical tools considered to be a major contribution to the optimal design of a new generation of deformable bridges, buildings, etc

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

NIST Math Technique Opens Clearer Window on Universe
A fast, efficient image enhancement technique developed at the NIST and originally applied to improving monochrome microscope images has proved itself equally effective at the other end of the scale

Date: 2 Dec 2007, Rating: not rated

A Mathematical Model for the Branched Chain Amino Acid Biosynthetic Pathways of Escherichia coli K12
As a first step toward the elucidation of the systems biology of the model organism Escherichia coli,

Date: 1 Jun 2007, Rating: not rated, 8 pages

Computational biology of cardiac myocytes: proposed standards for the physiome project
Predicting information about human physiology and pathophysiology from genomic data is a compelling

Date: 1 Jun 2007, Rating: 1.00, 9 pages

The intricate side of systems biology
The combination of high-throughput methods of molecular biology with advanced mathematical and computational techniques

Date: 30 May 2007, Rating: not rated, 6 pages

Application of quantitative models from population biology and evolutionary game theory to tumor therapeutic strategies
Quantitative models from population biology and evolutionary game theory frame the tumor-host interface as a dynamical microenvironment

Date: 30 May 2007, Rating: not rated, 6 pages

A mathematical model of the cytosolic-free calcium response in endothelial cells to fluid shear stress
(calcium influx / agonist / mechanotransduction)

Date: 30 May 2007, Rating: not rated, 5 pages

Biologists Put on Mathematical Glasses
Nothing has shaped the development of thought in physics more than Galileo's statement

Date: 30 May 2007, Rating: 7.25

Mathematical Modeling: Epidemiology Meets Systems Biology
This issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention includes a study on mathematical modeling of biological processes.

Date: 30 May 2007, Rating: not rated, 3 pages

Mathematical Modeling Predicts Cellular Communication
From the moment its life begins, the fate of a multicellular organism depends on how well its cells communicate.

Date: 29 May 2007, Rating: not rated

How Many Comparative Genomes Are Enough?
As the human genome sequence neared completion several years ago, geneticists eagerly began discussing which other organisms

Date: 29 May 2007, Rating: not rated

New Math Technique Opens Clearer Window On Universe
A fast, efficient image enhancement technique developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Date: 29 May 2007, Rating: not rated

Duke Geologist Decries Using Engineering Models To Predict Natural Phenomena
Using mathematical models to predict natural processes

Date: 29 May 2007, Rating: not rated

Colorado State Researcher Hopes Mathematicians Can Help Solve Problems That Water Causes In Mathematical Models Of Atmosphere
The problem with mathematical models that attempt to mimic global water circulation is water itself

Date: 29 May 2007, Rating: not rated