1. Biophysics – an introduction.. I.pptx

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies the principles and methods of physics to understand biological systems. It involves studying the physical mechanisms that drive complex biological processes, ranging from molecular interactions within cells to the behavior of entire organisms. By combining tools from physics, chemistry, and biology, biophysicists explore topics such as protein folding, cellular mechanics, neural networks, and the energetics of life, contributing to advancements in medical research, biotechnology, and environmental sciences.

1. Biological Physics Course Code: BIO503

2. Learning Objectives What is Biophysics? Interaction between Biology and Physics How laws of physics are involved in biological phenomena? Biophysics: An Introduction

3. Biophysics – An Introduction Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies the approaches and methods of physics to study biological systems. Biophysical research shares significant overlap with biochemistry, physical chemistry, nanotechnology, bioengineering, computational biology, biomechanics and systems biology . Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations.

4. How Essential Is Biophysics To Progress In Biology? Bridge between biology and physics . S tudy of biological systems and biological processes using physics-based methods or based on physical principles . Biophysics discovers how atoms are arranged to work in DNA and proteins . Biophysicists are discovering how proteins work, they use these protein structures for discovering how biological machines work, in health and also in diseases.

5. Biophysics Biophysicists study life at every level, from atoms and molecules to cells, organisms, and environments . Biophysicists ask questions, such as: How do protein machines work? Even though they are millions of times smaller than everyday machines, molecular machines work on the same principles. They also use energy to do work. How do systems of nerve cells communicate? How do proteins pack DNA into viruses? How do viruses invade cells? How do plants harness sunlight to make food?

6. Biophysics Understanding of life by studying fundamental physical principles and mechanisms by which living organisms survive, adapt, and grow . Fundamental experimental work in areas such as molecular structure and dynamics, photosynthesis, or cell membranes. S tudy evolution, neural dynamics, electron transfer, and non-linear phenomena such as heart rhythms or organism development . Today, biophysics seeks to answer diverse biological questions, such as How are tiny molecules in our environment detected by a sense organ and converted into electrical impulses that provide the brain with information about the external world?

7. BIOPHYSICS BIOLOGY MATHEMATICS PHYSICS Chemistry

8. Uniqueness in Biophysics Biophysics is a growing enterprise world-wide, driven primarily by the widespread realization of the major contributions made to biological science by a combination of truly state-of-the-art physical measurements with modern molecular biology . The field occupies a unique and central position at the intersection of the biological, chemical, physical, and computational sciences Biophysicists are driven primarily by their curiosity about how biological systems work at the molecular level Development and advancement of new techniques and approaches Biophysicists as a group most often develop the novel, sophisticated experimental methods that reveal molecular level details with unique clarity.

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