Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs.
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Research
Shekhar, Shashank, Lian Zhu, Linas Mazutis, Allyson E. Sgro, Thomas G. Fai, and Marija Podolski. "Quantitative Biology: Where Modern Biology Meets Physical Sciences." Molecular Biology of the Cell 25, no. 22 (November 2014): 3482-3485. https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10.1091/mbc.e14-08-1286
Summary: Quantitative methods and approaches have been playing an increasingly important role in cell biology in recent years. They involve making accurate measurements to test a predefined hypothesis in order to compare experimental data with predictions generated by theoretical models, an approach that has benefited physicists for decades. Building quantitative models in experimental biology not only has led to discoveries of counterintuitive phenomena but has also opened up novel research directions. We present the annual Physiology Course organized at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA) as a case study for a hands-on training program that gives young scientists the opportunity not only to acquire the tools of quantitative biology but also to develop the necessary thought processes that will enable them to bridge the gap between these disciplines.