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Main References:
Physical Biology of the Cell by Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot and Hernan Garcia
Biophysics: Tools and Techniques, Mark C. Leake
The Physics of Living Processes A Mesoscopic Approach, Tomas Andrew Waigh
Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life by Philip Nelson
Physical Models of Living Systems by Philip Nelson
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Any Question???
Physics is about Great Laws
Does Biology Have any Great Theories/Laws?
What Determine the Size?
Can King Kong exist in the world?
Gazelles
Bison
What Determine the Size?
Gazelles
Bison
What Determine the Size?
Let’s assume that King Kong is 10 times larger than gorilla
Mass 10 x 10 x 10 = 103
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Allometric Scaling Laws
1. The most studied of
those variables is basal
metabolic rate.
The basal metabolic rate of all organism fits with 3/4 power of mass.
Allometric Scaling Laws (III)
1. Allometric Scaling Laws apply
to other biological variables.
2. Examples
Heart beat rate -¼
Life Span ¼
Radius of aortas/ tree trunks ⅜
Genome length for unicellular
organism ¼
Brain mass ¾