Rendering Life Molecular: Models, Modelers, and Excitable Matter

by Natasha Myers

Book Overview

What are living bodies made of? Protein modelers tell us that our cells are composed of millions of proteins, intricately folded molecular structures on the scale of nanoparticles. Proteins twist and wriggle as they carry out the activities that keep cells alive. Figuring out how to make these unruly substances visible, tangible, and workable is a challenging task, one that is not readily automated, even by the fastest computers. Natasha Myers explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822358786
• ISBN13: 9780822358787
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"