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..
This comprehensive, extensively classroom-tested biophysics textbook is a complete introduction to the physics underlying biological processes and their applications to the life sciences and medicine, providing a holistic view of the interconnections between physics and biology.
Physics usually describes nature through mathematical laws to predict the forces running idealized systems.
Biophysics attempts to combine the complexity of life with relatively simple physical laws in order to promote the understanding of basic regulatory mechanisms and to gain insights into biological research topics.
Biophysics, as a discipline, emerged in the mid-1800s as a new paradigm for physiological research, in which biological function would be explained by the same laws that are applicable in chemistry and physics.
