Physics in molecular biology

Kim Sneppen & Giovanni Zocchi

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.

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[目次]

  • 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.

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書名 Physics in molecular biology
著作者等 Sneppen, Kim
Zocchi, Giovanni
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 2005
ページ数 viii, 311 p.
大きさ 26 cm
ISBN 0521844193
NCID BA73584074
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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