Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo

By Stuart A. Newman and Gabor Forgacs

Book Overview

During development cells and tissues undergo changes in pattern and form that employ a wider range of physical mechanisms than at any other time in an organism's life. This book demonstrates how physics can be used to analyze these biological phenomena. Written to be accessible to both biologists and physicists, major stages and components of the biological development process are introduced and then analyzed from the viewpoint of physics. The presentation of physical models requires no mathematics beyond basic calculus.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521783372
• ISBN13: 9780521783378
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.9"