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Physics in Molecular Biology

By Kim Sneppen , Giovanni Zocchi

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521844193, 9780521844192, 9780511127977
Open Library ID
OL7766320M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3199487 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
321\321
Topic
Biology Biophysics
Library
Great Science Textbooks
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Биологические дисциплины;Биофизика

Description

Tools developed by statistical physicists are of increasing importance in the analysis of complex biological systems. Physics in Molecular Biology 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.

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