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Facilitating the Analysis of Immunological Data with Visual Analytic Techniques
Published on: January 2, 2011
Mathematics in modern immunology
Mario Castro1, Grant Lythe2, Carmen Molina-París2
1Universidad Pontificia Comillas , E28015 Madrid , Spain.
Abstract:
Mathematical and statistical methods enable multidisciplinary approaches that catalyse discovery. Together with experimental methods, they identify key hypotheses, define measurable observables and reconcile disparate results. We collect a representative sample of studies in T-cell biology that illustrate the benefits of modelling-experimental collaborations and that have proven valuable or even groundbreaking. We conclude that it is possible to find excellent examples of synergy between mathematical modelling and experiment in immunology, which have brought significant insight that would not be available without these collaborations, but that much remains to be discovered.
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