Physics of bio-molecules and cells = : Physique des biomolécules et des cellules : Les Houches, session LXXV, 2-27 July 2001 /

Aimed at those working to enter this rapidly developing field, this volume on biological physics is written in a pe- dagogical style by leading scientists giving explanations that take their starting point where any physicist can fol- low and end at the frontier of research in biological phy- sics....

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Corporate Authors: Ecole d'été de physique théorique (Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France), SpringerLink (Online service), NATO Advanced Study Institute
Other Authors: Flyvbjerg, Henrik, 1949- (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English, preface and title also in French.
Published: Les Ulis : EDP Sciences : Springer, [2002]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Physics of protein-DNA interaction
  • Mechanics of motor proteins
  • Modelling motor protein systems
  • Dynamic force spectroscopy
  • Polymerization forces
  • The physics of listeria propulsion
  • Physics of composite cell membrane and actin based cytoskeleton
  • Cell adhesion as wetting transition?
  • Biological physics in silico
  • Some physical problems in bioinformatics
  • Three lectures on biological networks
  • Thinking about the brain.