Biophysics has been critical to understanding the mechanics of how the molecules of life are made, how different parts of a cell move and function, and how complex systems in our bodies—the brain, circulation, immune system, and others— work..
Biophysics deals with biological functions that depend on physical agents such as electricity or mechanical force, with the interaction of living organisms with physical agents such as light, sound, or ionizing radiation, and with interactions between living things and their environment as in locomotion, navigation, .
Biophysical methods are techniques to study the structure, properties, dynamics or function of biomolecules at an atomic or molecular level.
They encompass a range of techniques including microscopy, spectroscopy, electrophysiology, single-molecule methods and molecular modelling..
The content and methods of biophysics are illustrated by examining several notable contributions to science.
The biophysical approach is unified by a consideration of biological problems in the light of physical concepts, so that biophysics is, perforce, interdisciplinary.
Biophysics may be thought of as the central circle in a two-dimensional array of overlapping circles, which include physics, chemistry, physiology, and general biology.
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biophysics, discipline concerned with the application of the principles and methods of physics and the other physical sciences to the solution of biological problems.
The relatively recent emergence of biophysics as a scientific discipline may be attributed, in particular, to the spectacular success of biophysical tools in unravelling the molecular.
Over time, several major disciplines such as:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to biophysics:
