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Biophysics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Biophysics (also biological physics) is an
interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical
sciences to questions of
biology. Many of the research traditions in biophysics were initiated by
scientists who were doctoral level physicists, although many of the scientists
who call themselves biophysicists today were not. Biophysicists work in the
areas of
physiology,
neuroscience,
biochemistry and
molecular biology.
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bioenergetics
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cell biophysics
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channels,
receptors and
transporters
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electrophysiology
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membranes
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muscle and
contractility
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nucleic acids
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photobiophysics
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proteins
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supramolecular assemblies
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spectroscopy,
imaging etc.
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systems neuroscience
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neural encoding
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Georg von Békésy, research on the human ear,
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine,
1961
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Friedrich Dessauer, research on radiation, especially
X-rays
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Walter Friedrich widely viewed as a co-founder of biophysics
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Boris Rajewsky
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Maurice Wilkins, co-discover of the structure of
DNA,
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine,
1962
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