Biology by numbers: mathematical modelling in developmental biology
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Genetics
- Vol. 8 (5), 331-340
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg2098
Abstract
In recent years, mathematical modelling of developmental processes has earned new respect. Not only have mathematical models been used to validate hypotheses made from experimental data, but designing and testing these models has led to testable experimental predictions. There are now impressive cases in which mathematical models have provided fresh insight into biological systems, by suggesting, for example, how connections between local interactions among system components relate to their wider biological effects. By examining three developmental processes and corresponding mathematical models, this Review addresses the potential of mathematical modelling to help understand development.Keywords
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