I need papers on rules how trees grow. Things like ratio from branch to subbranch in lengths and positions on the parent branch. Or that needle trees don't tend to split into even subranches. Also their angles etc.

Basically rules to use in Lindenmeyer Systems to make plausible trees.

I want to make an open source speedtree alternative.

#theoreticalBiology #plantScience #treeScience #science #research #helpWanted

Perhaps, one day I will be adult enough to avoid laughing every time I hear about the "Wiener process". #stochastic #processes #theoreticalbiology

"Mathematics Is Biology's Next Microscope ... " -by Joel E. Cohen

This is an old paper, but it provides lots of food for thought.

For example, it boldly states, "In the coming century, biology will stimulate the creation of entirely new realms of mathematics."

It also lists a few of the mathematical developments arising out of biology.

What are your thoughts on the central idea - biology-inspired /driven mathematics?

#mathbio #mathematics #theoreticalbiology

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020439

"Mathematics Is Biology's Next Microscope ... " -by Joel E. Cohen

This is an old paper, but it provides lots of food for thought.

For example, it boldly states, "In the coming century, biology will stimulate the creation of entirely new realms of mathematics."

It also lists a few of the mathematical developments arising out of biology.

What are your thoughts on the central idea - biology-inspired /driven mathematics?

#mathbio #mathematics #theoreticalbiology

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020439

Christmas gift for me- a nice science coffee table book.

#bookworm #qBio #theory #theoreticalbiology #science #sciencecommunication

Christmas gift for me- a nice science coffee table book.

#bookworm #qBio #theory #theoreticalbiology #science #sciencecommunication

Dear mathstodon.xyz: I am planning (amongst other stuff) to dig into a better #math understanding in order to build a solid ground for Mathematical/theoretical #Biology. I am wondering if the Preliminaries in the book "Applied Functional Analysis" by Oden & Demkowicz (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/b17181/applied-functional-analysis-tinsley-oden-leszek-demkowicz) is a good start (I've attached a screenshot). Or if it's something that I'll never "need". In the latter, what would you recommend?
#MathematicalBiology, #TheoreticalBiology

Suggest a few good examples from mathematical and theoretical biology that can help to convince an uninitiated biologist that theory and mathematical models matter in Biology.

I need a few examples for a general talk to a broader audience of "experimental biologists."

#qBio #mathbio
#QuantitativeBiology
#theoreticalbiology
#ScienceMastodon

The predominant approach in Biology is - "Let's see what is there in nature."

What if we ask the opposite - "Why don't we observe this particular property/phenomenon in the living system?"

This is something similar to what Bernard Shaw said - "You see things and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were and I say 'Why not?'"

Will this approach lead us to develop more 'Theory-driven' research in Biology?

#systemsbiology #theory #theoreticalbiology
#physicalbiology
#biophysics

An old article but worth to re-read and remind ourselves that we need to go beyond Data and develop generalised 'Theories.'

Rightly said - "Seeking to be led by theory and knowledge will probably require shifts in research culture."

But we also need to change the way we teach Biology at schools & colleges. We learn to 'Think' and 'Generalise' early in our education.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02480-z

#biology #theoreticalbiology #theory #sciencemastodon #education

I switched instances in the hope to have a more relevant local feed at mstdn.science.

So, let’s do this #introduction thing again.

I’m Pascal, father to 4 kids, #scientist and #carfree #cycling enthusiast. I live in #Utrecht, the cycling capital of the world and work as a #PostDoc at the #Hubrecht institute.

A couple of hashtags describing my work:
#Cancer #TheoreticalBiology #SystemsBiology #SystemsPharmacology #Signalling #Dynamics #Modelling #Organoids #DataAnalysis #Development

I like how #EcoEvo mastodon ecoevo.social mixes #paleontology, #FieldBiology, #TheoreticalBiology, and #genetics #genomics. I hope this will survive a growth in numbers.

#postdoc #job Modelling Social and Cultural Evolution

Project: Dynamical emergence of new cultural authorities across social media

University of Tennessee at Knoxville starting early 2023

With Sergey Gavrilets, collaboration with Neil Johnson

Suit PhDs in #AppliedMathematics #economics #CulturalEvolution #TheoreticalBiology
with experience in #mathematical #computational #modelling of social/biological systems

Tags: @jobsecoevo #modeling #evolution #culture #SocialMedia

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#postdoc #job Modelling Social and Cultural Evolution

Dynamical emergence of new cultural authorities across social media

Uni of Tennessee early 2023

With Sergey Gavrilets, funding from Templeton Foundation, collaboration with Neil Johnson

Suit PhDs in #AppliedMathematics #economics #CulturalEvolution #TheoreticalBiology
with experience in #mathematical #computational #modelling of social/biological systems

Tags: @jobsecoevo #modeling #evolution #culture #SocialMedia

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#postdoc #job Modelling Social and Cultural Evolution

Dynamical emergence of new cultural authorities across social media

Uni of Tennessee early 2023

With Sergey Gavrilets, funding from Templeton Foundation, collaboration with Neil Johnson

Suit PhDs in #AppliedMathematics #economics #CulturalEvolution #TheoreticalBiology
with experience in #mathematical #computational #modelling of social/biological systems

Tags: @jobsecoevo #modeling #evolution #culture #SocialMedia

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Hello all. I am still getting a hang of this system, but here is an #introduction

I am a PhD student at WashU working with David Queller and Joan Strassmann at WashU. My broad interests span the evolution of cooperation and conflict and its consequences on biological complexity and major transitions. I use empirical (social amoebae) and theoretical approaches to my research. #evocell #evodevo #ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #evolutionarydynamics #EvolutionaryGenomics #theoreticalbiology