Biophysics and the Challenges of Emerging Threats

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Puglisi, Joseph D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Solid state physics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.

Single-molecule techniques eliminate ensemble averaging, thus revealing transient or rare species in heterogeneous systems [1–3]. These approaches have been employed to probe myriad biological phenomena, including protein and RNA folding [4–6], enzyme kinetics [7, 8], and even protein biosynthesis [...