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Applications of algebraic geometry/commutative algebra to biology/pharmacology ?

Are there applications of algebraic geometry/commutative algebra to biology/pharmacology ? It might be that some Groebner basis technique is used somewhere ? I know there are som …
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Applications of group theory to math. biology (pharmacology) ?

Are there applications of group theory (take it broadly: representation theory, Lie algs., q-groups, whatever ... ) to math. biology ? I am in particular interested about applicat …
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Mathematics and cancer research ?

What are applications of mathematics in cancer research ? My answer. Unfortunately I heard quite small about math, but I heard something about applications of physics. And let me …
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Applications of the knot theory to biology/pharmacology ?

What are the applications of the knot theory to biology/pharmacology ? I guess there should be some, since proteins are quite long and probably some of their properties are relate …
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“Graphical models” and “gene finding and diagnosis of diseases” ?

Quote Wikipedia: Applications of graphical models include ... gene finding and diagnosis of diseases... Unfortunately there is no comment what are these applications... Can one co …