8.592J / HST.452J Statistical Physics in Biology, Spring 2005

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Mirny, Leonid; Kardar, Mehran
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Statistical Physics in Biology
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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.
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2005-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81298
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
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8.592J-Spring2005
local: 8.592J
local: HST.452J
local: IMSCP-MD5-12d47817c4decb07b6682b9fd69f0975
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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
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