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041			_aeng
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100			_aTuszynski, Jack A. _eauthor.
245		0	_aMoleculer and Cellular Biophysics
260			_aBoca : _bRaton C R C, _c2008.
300			_axx, 520p.
490			_aSeries in Pure and Applied Physics
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references; Glossary 481-498p.; Index 499-520p.
520			_aFrom quantum theory to statistical mechanics, the methodologies of physics are often used to explain some of life's most complex biological problems. Exploring this challenging yet fascinating area of study, Molecular and Cellular Biophysics covers both molecular and cellular structures as well as the biophysical processes that occur in these structures. Designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in biophysics courses, this textbook features a quantitative approach that avoids being too abstract in its presentation.Logically organized from small-scale (molecular) to large-scale (cellular) systems, the text first defines life, discussing the scientific controversies between mechanists and vitalists, the characteristics of living things, and the evolution of life. It then delves into molecular structures, including nucleic acids, DNA, RNA, interatomic interactions, and hydrogen bonds. After looking at these smaller systems, the author probes the larger cellular structures. He examines the cytoplasm, the cytoskeleton, chromosomes, mitochondria, motor proteins, and more. The book concludes with discussions on biophysical processes, including oxidative phosphorylation, diffusion, bioenergetics, conformational transitions in proteins, vesicle transport, subcellular structure formation, and cell division.
650			_aBiophysics.
650			_aMolecular biology. _9414923
650			_aPhysics.
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