The first ever National Biology Week is happening between
October 13th and 19th 2012. It's organised by the Society of
Biology and there'll be events around the country giving
everyone the chance to learn about the second-most fascinating
science (if you count maths as a science). But if you'd rather
stay in and cuddle up with your laptop you can read about the
many overlaps between maths and biology here on Plus. They not
only drive biology but also pose new challenges for maths. Here
are some of our favourite maths and biology articles (and
there's more in our project Do you know what's good for you:
Mathematics and the biomedical sciences). Biology's next
microscope, mathematics' next physics — It is thought that the
next great advances in biology and medicine will be discovered
with mathematics. As biology stands on the brink of becoming a
theoretical science this article asks if there is more to this
collaboration than maths acting as biology's newest microscope.
How the leopard got its spots — How does