8.592J / HST.452J Statistical Physics in Biology, Spring 2005
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Author(s)
Mirny, Leonid
Kardar, Mehran
Alternative Title
Statistical Physics in Biology
Date Issued
June 2005
Abstract
Statistical Physics in Biology is a survey of problems at the interface of statistical physics and modern biology. Topics include: bioinformatic methods for extracting information content of DNA; gene finding, sequence comparison, and phylogenetic trees; physical interactions responsible for structure of biopolymers; DNA double helix, secondary structure of RNA, and elements of protein folding; considerations of force, motion, and packaging; protein motors, membranes. We also look at collective behavior of biological elements, cellular networks, neural networks, and evolution.
Subjects
Bioinformatics
DNA
gene finding
sequence comparison
phylogenetic trees
biopolymers
DNA double helix
secondary structure of RNA
protein folding
protein motors
membranes
cellular networks
neural networks
evolution
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
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