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SUMMARY:Why theory matters in biology - Munetomo Takahashi\, Magdalene Col
 lege
DTSTART:20200219T190000Z
DTEND:20200219T193000Z
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CONTACT:Matthew Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The unprecedented increase of data in biology in recent times 
 has resulted in massive opportunities for data scientists to make new disc
 overies. But analyzing and applying computation to data is simply not enou
 gh. There is a need for theories to convert this data into new knowledge. 
 The talk will be about the importance of mathematical theories in biology\
 ; how they have played a surprisingly pivotal role in biology\, and how th
 ey are needed to make the most of the accumulating data. The talk will inc
 lude a history of biology\, and an overview of the Hodgkin-Huxley model\, 
 a beautiful theory that explains how our nerve cells\, the neurons work.
LOCATION:Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College
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