Physical Biology of the Cell |  | Authors: Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot
Publisher: Garland Science
Category: Book
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Edition: 1
Pages: 800
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0815341636
Dewey Decimal Number: 571.6
EAN: 9780815341635
ASIN: 0815341636
Publication Date: November 18, 2008
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Book Description
Physical Biology of the Cell is a biophysics textbook that explores how the basic tools and insights of physics and mathematics can illuminate the study of molecular and cell biology. Drawing on key examples and seminal experiments from cell biology, the book demonstrates how quantitative models can help refine our understanding of existing biological data and also be used to make useful predictions. The book blends traditional models in cell biology with the quantitative approach typical in physics, in order to introduce the reader to both the possibilities and boundaries of the emerging field of physical biology. While teaching physical model building in cell biology through a practical, case-study approach, the text explores how quantitative modeling can be used to build a more profound, intuitive understanding of cell biology.
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Ground-breaking book March 8, 2010
M. B. Kennedy (Pasadena, CA USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Phillips and colleagues have written a beautiful book that lays out a quantitative approach to biology well grounded in data and enjoyable to read. It manages to bridge the intellectual divide (at least for a biochemist like me) that has existed between physical modeling as taught in physics and the complexity of the cell as biologists know it. It lays out a new synthesis and an appealing way forward for "systems biology". I highly recommend it.
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