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Beyond the spherical cow

Nature volume 411, pages 151–152 (2001)Cite this article

Computational and mathematical models are helping biologists to understand the beating of a heart, the molecular dances underlying the cell-division cycle and cell movement, and much more.

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  1. *First International Symposium on Computational Cell Biology. Cranwell Resort, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA. 4–6 March 2001. http://www.nrcam.uchc.edu/conference

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