Newton, laplace, and the epistemology of systems biology. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • For science, theoretical or applied, to significantly advance, researchers must use the most appropriate mathematical methods. A century and a half elapsed between Newton's development of the calculus and Laplace's development of celestial mechanics. One cannot imagine the latter without the former. Today, more than three-quarters of a century has elapsed since the birth of stochastic systems theory. This article provides a perspective on the utilization of systems theory as the proper vehicle for the development of systems biology and its application to complex regulatory diseases such as cancer.

published proceedings

  • Cancer Inform

altmetric score

  • 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Bittner, M. L., & Dougherty, E. R.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Bittner, Michael L||Dougherty, Edward R

publication date

  • January 2012