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" Physical biology of the cell / "
Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot, Hernan G. Garcia ; illustrated by Nigel Orme
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BL
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586577
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b415796
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| Main Entry
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Phillips, Rob,1960-
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| Title & Author
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Physical biology of the cell /\ Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot, Hernan G. Garcia ; illustrated by Nigel Orme
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition
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xxx, 1,057 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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0815344503 (pbk.)
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: 9780815344506 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Why : biology by the numbers -- What and where : construction plans for cells and organisms -- When : stopwatches at many scales -- Who : "bless the little beasties" -- Mechanical and chemical equilibrium in the living cell -- Entropy rules! -- Two-state systems : from ion channels to cooperative binding -- Random walks and the structure of macromolecules -- Electrostatics for salty solutions -- Beam theory : architecture for cells and skeletons -- Biological membranes : life in two dimensions -- The mathematics of water -- A statistical view of biological dynamics -- Life in crowded and disordered environments -- Rate equations and dynamics in the cell -- Dynamics of molecular motors -- Biological electricity and the Hodgkin-Huxley model -- Light and life -- Organization of biological networks -- Biological patterns : order in space and time -- Sequences, specificity, and evolution -- Whither physical biology?
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"Physical Biology of the Cell maps the huge and complex landscape of cell and molecular biology from the distinct perspective of physical biology. As a key organizing principle, the proximity of topics is based on the physical concepts that unite a given set of biological phenomena. Herein lies the central premise: that the appropriate application of a few fundamental physical models can serve as the foundation of whole bodies of quantitative biological intuition, useful across a wide range of biological problems. The Second Edition features full-color illustrations throughout, two new chapters on the role of light in life and pattern formation, additional explorations of biological problems using computation, and significantly more end-of-chapter problems. This textbook is written for a first course in physical biology or biophysics for undergraduate or graduate students."--
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Biophysics
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Cytology
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Cells-- ultrastructure
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Cells
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| Dewey Classification
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571.6
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| LC Classification
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QH505.P455 2013
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QU 375P562p 2013
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Kondev, Jane
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Theriot, Julie
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Garcia, Hernan G.
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Orme, Nigel
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