Syllabus
| DATE | TOPIC | RELEVANT READINGS (papers are linked below and can also be found on the Files page) |
| Monday, 9/19 | A feeling for the numbers in biology, Quantitative data demands quantitative models, Introduction to Matlab | |
| Tuesday, 9/20 | Statistical mechanics and regulatory biology, How to make a genetic switch, How cells decide where to go, Image analysis with Matlab | Transcriptional regulation by the numbers: models |
| Wednesday, 9/21 | The physics of genome management - How viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes package and access their genomes |
DNA-encoded nucleosome organization Mechanism of Protein Access to Specific DNA Sequences in Chromatin |
| Thursday, 9/22 | Springs in biology. Life at membranes. The energy budget for trafficking. Pulling membrane tubules. | |
| Friday, 9/23 | Adventure in science, Physical approaches to evolution |
Recommended Textbook
- not required for the class, the best source for more information on the topics covered during the lectures.
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Physical Biology of
the Cell ISBN: 0815341636 |