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Quantitative biology in physical biology: How does a physicist think about a living cell?, Viruses, ecology, and the search for quantitative biological laws.
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Research using quantitative experiments, statistical mechanics, information theory, nonequilibrium physics, and large-scale biological measurements to discover predictive principles in gene regulation, biological fidelity, active matter, and viral ecology.
6 lessons · ~29 minutes
Explore the labResearch develops biological measurement tools and applies them to single-cell genomics, genomic diagnostics, microbial ecology, and quantitative biological analysis. This independent primer distinguishes historical lab contributions, collaborative and consortium results, current research, and clinical screening from diagnosis.
6 lessons · ~29 minutes
Explore the labRecommended through the concepts linked to this topic. Each lesson belongs to an existing learning series.
Physical Biology: From Gene Regulation to Living Matter
How does a physicist think about a living cell?Estimate biological quantities with units and order-of-magnitude reasoning.
Supports: Quantitative biology
Measuring Life: From Single Cells to Liquid Biopsies
Why better measurements change biologyExplain how microfluidic scale, isolation and valves change what can be measured.
Supports: Quantitative biology
Measuring Life: From Single Cells to Liquid Biopsies
Liquid biopsy: reading the body's molecular debrisInterpret fragmented extracellular DNA as a molecular mixture.
Supports: Quantitative biology
Measuring Life: From Single Cells to Liquid Biopsies
From immune systems to microbiomes: what else can sequencing reveal?Interpret immune clone counts without inferring antigen or complete tissue coverage.
Supports: Quantitative biology
Physical Biology: From Gene Regulation to Living Matter
Viruses, ecology, and the search for quantitative biological lawsInterpret viral-genomics and phage-ecology observations within their dataset.
Supports: Quantitative biology
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