All biology is computational biology
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Peer-reviewed
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Markowetz, Florian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-5308
Abstract
Here, I argue that computational thinking and techniques are so central to the quest of understanding life that today all biology is computational biology. Computational biology brings order into our understanding of life, it makes biological concepts rigorous and testable, and it provides a reference map that holds together individual insights. The next modern synthesis in biology will be driven by mathematical, statistical, and computational methods being absorbed into mainstream biological training, turning biology into a quantitative science.
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Computational Biology, Humans, Models, Biological
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PLoS Biology
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1544-9173
1545-7885
1545-7885
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15
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Cancer Research UK (CB4320)
Cancer Research UK (grant number C14303/A17197).