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Here are some websites pertinent to the study of Biological Physics

  • Articles collected by Dr. Menary flea jump --take off, in the air, landing
    Links to stories and articles pertinent to biological physics (courtesy of Dr. Menary)
  • Biophysics at York
    • Here you will find information about the Biophysics degree program at York University. The required courses and suggested rate of progress will give you an idea about the depth and breadth of the Biophysics degree program, available in the Biophysics Handbook [pdf].
  • Quantitative Biology in Canada
    • Here you will find information about the biological physicists in Canada who are applying their quantitative techniques to biological problems. The website includes links to undergraduate and graduate biophysics programs in Canada. And, Biological Physics in Canada on Facebook.
  • Biophysical Society
    This is the home page of the Biophysical Journal. The website offers a variety of educational resources as well.
  • Tensile Water movies from the International Space Station
    The tensile strength of water is something we commonly view as a property of the water surface (because of the tyranny of gravity). In the absence of gravity, there are some surprises, as demonstrated by Don Pettit on the International Space Station. Tensile water is a key element in the Lew Lecture on "the height of a tree".
  • Movies of Bacterial Motility at the Rowland Institute at Harvard (Howard C. Berg)
    The range of different kinds of bacterial motility is extraordinary: Run and tumble swimming, twitching and gliding. In each case, the underlying physics is quite different. Professor Howard C. Berg has been exploring the physics of bacterial motility for decades; some of his research is described in the Lew lecture on NanoMotors.
  • Canadian Light Source
    Canada is home to an amazing biophysics resource at the bleeding edge of research into biological problems: A synchotron light source at the University of Saskatchewan in Sasktoon. The range of experimental problems that can be addressed are remarkable. This is because of the 'brightness' of the light source (where light is used in the physical sense of electromagnetic radiations ranging from hard X-rays to Far Infrared).
  • NCBI Bookshelf: Berg et al. Biochemistry
    A useful resource for background information about cellular biochemistry.
  • NCBI Bookshelf: Gilbert Developmental Biology
    A useful resource for background information about developmental biology. Unfortunately, animal-centric.