Biophysics: Concepts and Advances
by Frank Glaser, Anita Roy, Steven Park
ISBN: 9781787157798
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Imprint : Kruger Brentt Publishers UK Ltd.
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 292.00
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About The Book
KEY FEATURES
It is written in a lucid style with the most recent advances, and with theoretical discussions being supplemented with illustrations, and tables for easy understanding of the subject.
It is the perfect text for understanding the mechanics of how the molecules of life are made.
The book is also supported with a comprehensive glossary and index in the end.
This book is invaluable to students, teachers and researchers in physics, biophysics and medical physics.
Table of Contents
Preface v
1. Biophysics: An Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Emergent physics rules in life 3
1.3 The emergence of the mind in living systems 4
1.4 Physics and life 5
1.5 Principles of a complex adaptive system 8
1.6 The emergent genome 9
1.7 The puzzle of packing dna: chromosomes 12
1.8 proteins 15
1.9 Free energy landscapes 20
1.10 Evolution 24
1.11 Networks 29
1.12 Traditional computers vs. biology 35
1.13 The brain of a nematode 36
2. Biophysics in Drug Discovery 41
2.1
