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Physics and biology : from molecules to life /

"Do you often lose your keys? You will find in this book the best strategy to find them, or at least the one deduced from statistical physics. What is the link with biology? Some proteins use the same strategy to find their target inside a living cell. This example illustrates one of the many l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Allemand, Jean-François (Editor), Desbiolles, Pierre (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Hackensack, New Jersey : World Scientific, [2015]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Some biology basic principles
  • Fluorescence microscopy for biological imaging
  • Mechanical studies on single molecules: general considerations
  • Molecular motors
  • Cellular mechanics and motility
  • Exploring neuronal activity with photons
  • Physical principles of hearing
  • Sensing through friction: the biomechanics of texture perception in rodents and primates
  • Intermittent search strategies.