Mathematics at the eve of a historic transition in biology

TL;DR

This paper discusses the pivotal role of mathematics in biology's shift from descriptive to quantitative science, highlighting historical parallels with physics' development of quantum mechanics.

Contribution

It emphasizes the emerging importance of advanced mathematical tools in transforming biological research into a more quantitative and predictive discipline.

Findings

Mathematics is becoming central to biological research.

Historical parallels suggest a transformative phase in biology.

Mathematical frameworks underpin new biological theories.

Abstract

A century ago physicists and mathematicians worked in tandem and established quantum mechanism. Indeed, algebras, partial differential equations, group theory, and functional analysis underpin the foundation of quantum mechanism. Currently, biology is undergoing a historic transition from qualitative, phenomenological and descriptive to quantitative, analytical and predictive. Mathematics, again, becomes a driving force behind this new transition in biology.