This book, first published in 2005, is a discussion for advanced physics students of how to use physics to model biological systems.
Physics in Molecular Biology discusses how physics can be used in modeling complex biological systems. 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. This book will inspire advanced students of physics to approach biological subjects from a physicists point of view. Self-contained, it requires no background knowledge of biology, and only familiarity with basic concepts from physics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
