附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 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 Lambda-phage in E.coli; 8 Molecular networks; 9 Evolution; Appendix Concepts from statistical mechanics and damped dynamics; Glossary; Index.
摘要:Physics in Molecular Biology discusses how physics can be used in modeling complex biological systems. The main focus of the book is on genes and proteins and how they build interactive systems. This book will inspire advanced students of physics to approach biological subjects from a physicist's point of view.