| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 182 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Originally published in French as "Physique et biologie: de la molécule au vivant" by EDP Sciences, ©2012. |
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"This book is a collective work. A dozen people did contribute to its writing."--Page v. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"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 links between physics and biology. These links result from an intense research activity in the past years at the interface between those two disciplines. This book describes some of the most recent progresses at this interface: from instrumental progresses used in biology to the mechanical description of a cell, to molecular motors, from brain activity mechanisms to auditory or sensory perception. Many fields are covered from the molecular scale to the organ level. A few biological notions are presented in the first chapter that may help to access the biological aspects of the others. In the end this book may interest people passionate in science, from the simple amateur to the advanced researcher level."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject |
Biophysics.
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Biophysics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Allemand, Jean-François, editor.
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Desbiolles, Pierre, editor.
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| Added Title |
Physique et biologie. English.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Allemand, Jean-François. Physique et biologie. English. Physics and biology 9789814618922 (DLC) 2014013887 (OCoLC)877808961 |
| ISBN |
9789814616485 (electronic book) |
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9814616486 (electronic book) |
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9789814618922 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9814618926 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9789814616478 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9814616478 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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