Could mathematics help to better treat cancer?

October 31, 2019

Impaired information processing may prevent cells from perceiving their environment correctly; they then start acting in an uncontrolled way and this can lead to the development of cancer. To better understand how impaired information transmission influences the activity of diseased cells, researchers are going beyond the field of biology. They propose to examine cellular communication in the light of information theory, a mathematical theory more commonly used in computer science.

Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191029103313.htm