title: When cell biology meets theory.
abstract: Cell biologists now have tools and knowledge to generate useful quantitative data. But how can we make sense of these data, and are we measuring the correct parameters? Moreover, how can we test hypotheses quantitatively? To answer these questions, the theory of physics is required and is essential to the future of quantitative cell biology.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research Programme Chemical Biology, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Gaitan
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research Programme Chemical Biology, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland aurelien.roux@unige.ch.
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003585:Cell Biology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological