Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo

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.

Author: Gabor Forgacs, Stuart A. Newman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/24/2005
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.04lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.70w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780521783378