"Cells do not care about mathematics" thus concluded a biologist friend after a discussion on the future of biology. And indeed, why should they care? But if we exchange the word "cell" with "rock", "Moon" or "electrons", do we have to change the sentence also? Starting from this line of thought, we review some recent developments in understanding the stochastic behavior of biological systems. We emphasize the importance of a molecular Signal Generator in the study of genetic networks.

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未来的生物学是莎士比亚的还是牛顿的？

在讨论生物学的未来后，一位生物学家朋友总结说：“细胞不关心数学”。确实，他们为什么要在乎？但是，如果我们将“ cell”一词与“ rock”，“ Moon”或“ electrons”交换，是否还需要更改句子？从这种思路出发，我们回顾了一些了解生物系统随机行为的最新进展。我们强调分子信号发生器在遗传网络研究中的重要性。