biophysics
Sign in to saveBiophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena.
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Biophysics applies physics tools and techniques to understand how living things work at a fundamental level. It matters because it helps us solve biological mysteries by bringing the quantitative rigor and experimental methods of physics to bear on problems in medicine, genetics, and life science more broadly.
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Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena.
==Overview== thumb|300px|left| A ribosome is a [[biological machine. Protein domain dynamics can only be seen by neutron spin echo spectroscopy ]] Molecular biophysics typically addresses biological questions similar to those in biochemistry and molecular biology, seeking to find the physical underpinnings of biomolecular phenomena. Scientists in this field conduct research concerned with understanding the interactions between the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis, as well as how these interactions are regulated. A great variety of techniques are used to answer these questions.