Biophysics of DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
Ulrich Gerland, LMU München - Introduction by Friedrich Simmel
08.11.2010 at 17:15
Location: Hörsaal 2, Physik Department der TUM, James-Franck-STr. 1, 85748 Garching
In physics, interactions between particles follow laws. In biology, interactions between biomolecules serve a function. These very different points of view are beginning to merge as research demonstrates how, in some exemplary cases, the laws of physics constrain the implementations of biological functions. I will focus on questions centered around the biomolecule DNA, ranging from its biophysical properties to the molecular information processing on the packaged genome inside cells.