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Understanding life with topology
Can topological data analysis create a revolution in the life sciences?
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Do you know what's good for you - unravelling genetic secrets
One of the greatest advances in the biomedical sciences has been the unravelling of our genetic code. This new understanding sheds light on what makes organisms function and how they are related to each other, helps to combat diseases, and to convict criminals. But it also poses great mathematical challenges: the genetic revolution is an information explosion which can only be tamed using mathematical methods.
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Modelling cell suicide
Martino Barenco and Mike Hubank shed light on suicidal cells and a mathematical model that could help fight cancer.
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The economics of health
When is a medical treatment worth its cost?
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Understanding uncertainty: Breast screening, a statistical controversy
One in nine women will get breast cancer in her lifetime, and it seems sensible to screen women for breast cancer to treat them as early as possible. But, as David Spiegelhalter explains, screening is a controversial issue.
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Creating a virtual cancer
A mathematical cancer model may lead to personalised treatment
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How to measure life
Which drugs should be available on the NHS?
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Understanding uncertainty: The many ways of spinning risk
Would you prefer a game with a 90% chance of winning, or one with a 10% chance of losing?
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