Abstract
There has never been a more exciting time to study the science of living systems. Contemporary biology is a vibrant field which grows stronger year on year. Biological scientists have access to powerful new tools and techniques that even recently would have seemed like science fiction. We are enjoying 'a wellspring of technical advancements' [1]. The consequence is a deeper and wider understanding of living systems. Older approaches remain important and often essential, but new unbiased and often fast approaches are helping us to deploy our traditional approaches more rationally. The result of this synergy of old and new is an explosion in the field of biological sciences. It may seem daunting to consider what lies ahead and the challenges will be great, but the pace of discovery is increasingly rapid.[...].
Highlights
There has never been a more exciting time to study the science of living systems
Biological scientists have access to powerful new tools and techniques that even recently would have seemed like science fiction
Enormous effort is being invested into translating these advances for global benefit and it is difficult to overestimate the impact that the study of biology has already had and will continue to have
Summary
There has never been a more exciting time to study the science of living systems. Biological scientists have access to powerful new tools and techniques that even recently would have seemed like science fiction. The result of this synergy of old and new is an explosion in the field of biological sciences. In almost every area of biological investigation larger datasets are available; this can be from wider, often unbiased, data harvesting, such as genome sequencing, or from highly focused, data-rich studies, such as real-time neurophysiological monitoring.
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