computational morphodynamics

The emerging field of computational morphodynamics aims to understand the changes that occur in space and time during development by combining three technical strategies:
 live imaging to observe development as it happens;
 image processing and analysis to extract quantitative information;
 computational modelling to express and test time-dependent hypotheses.

References

 Computational morphodynamics of plants: integrating development over space and time. Roeder AH, Tarr PT, Tobin C, Zhang X, Chickarmane V, Cunha A, Meyerowitz EM. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2011 Apr;12(4):265-73. PMID: 21364682