Growing up kids often wonder how the math they learn in class is significant, other than to help them past 5th grade. Math teachers and parents return the whiny complaints with generally vague facts of how math is used everyday and everywhere, not just in school.
Today, the growing use of math in a vast amount of other fields is easily seen a recognized. However, math is not only used in basic life activities, but it is utilized in saving life. Doctors are increasingly aware of the advantage of using mathematical models to provide better diagnoses and treatments for patients.
Harvard scientists are contributing to the marriage of math and science, specifically in the field of Biosciences. Mathematicians are working with scientists from Harvard and Doctors from John Hopkins to design more patient specific drug therapies such as drug cocktails for patients with HIV.