Before revision:  While stochastic simulations are a practical way to realise the CME, analytical approximations offer more insights into the influence of noise on cell function. Towards this end, the recently developed two-moment approximation (2MA) is a promising approach, accounting for the coupling between the means and ( co)variances.
After revision:  While stochastic simulations are a practical way to realise the CME, analytical approximations offer more insights into the influence of noise . Towards that end, the recently developed two-moment approximation (2MA) is a promising approach, accounting for the coupling between the means and ( co)variances.