Physics in Molecular Biology
$126.00 USD
- Authors:
- Kim Sneppen, Niels Bohr Institutet, Copenhagen
- Giovanni Zocchi, University of California, Los Angeles
- Date Published: September 2005
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- isbn: 9780511126628
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Tools developed by statistical physicists are of increasing importance in the analysis of complex biological systems. Physics in Molecular Biology, first published in 2005, discusses how physics can be used in modeling life. It begins by summarizing important biological concepts, emphasizing how they differ from the systems normally studied in physics. A variety of topics, ranging from the properties of single molecules to the dynamics of macro-evolution, are studied in terms of simple mathematical models. The main focus of the book is on genes and proteins and how they build systems that compute and respond. The discussion develops from simple to complex systems, and from small-scale to large-scale phenomena. This book will inspire advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics to approach biological subjects from a physicist's point of view. It is self-contained, requiring no background knowledge of biology, and only familiarity with basic concepts from physics, such as forces, energy, and entropy.
Read more- Introduces important biological concepts from a physicist's point of view - no background knowledge of biology is required
- A wide range of subjects are studied using simple mathematical models; exercises are included
- Discussion develops from simple to complex phenomena and from small scale to large scale interactions
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- Date Published: September 2005
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511126628
- contains: 180 b/w illus.
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. What is special about living matter
2. Polymer physics
3. DNA and RNA
4. Protein structure
5. Protein folding
6. Proteins in action: molecular motors
7. Physics of genetic regulation: the l-phage
8. Molecular networks
9. Evolution.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Cellular Dynamics
- Molecular Biophysics
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