Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life (New Updated Edition)

Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life (Updated New Edition)
By Philip Nelson

Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life by Philip Nelson is an award-winning university textbook that brings readers from first-year physics and chemistry to the frontier of single-molecule biophysics. This updated edition focuses on results in molecular motors, self-assembly, and single-molecule manipulation that have revolutionized the field in recent years, integrating these topics with classic results in statistical physics, biophysical chemistry, and neuroscience. Rather than offering a pile of facts, the discovery-style exposition frequently asks readers to reflect on how biological mechanisms could happen at all, then shows how science has proceeded incrementally to uncover the answers. 

Topics commonly covered include:

• Statistical physics of diffusion
• Bacterial motility
• Self-assembly of biological macromolecules
• Entropic forces
• Enzyme kinetics
• Ion channels and pumps
• The chemiosmotic mechanism and its role in ATP maintenance
• The discovery of the mechanism of neural signaling
• Molecular motors and biomotors
• Single-molecule manipulation techniques
• Hodgkin-Huxley equations and neuron modeling

Key features:

• Uses examples from biology to illustrate important principles of statistical and soft condensed matter physics 
• Provides foundational material for the emerging fields of nanotechnology and mechanobiology
• Significant overlap with the revised MCAT exam syllabus
• Exercises given at all levels of difficulty
• Illustrated edition featuring artwork by David Goodsell
• Updated new edition reflecting current developments in biophysics research

Perfect for:

• MBBS and medical students
• Physics, biophysics, and molecular biology students
• Students preparing for the MCAT
• Nursing and allied health science students studying biophysics
• Faculty teaching interdisciplinary physics-biology courses

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