Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary branch of biology, chemistry and physics. Basically this branch of science uses physics to study all levels of biology.
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[edit] Applications of biophysics
Biophysics is a wellspring of innovation for our high-tech economy. The applications of biophysics depend on society’s needs. In the 20th century, great progress was made in treating disease. Biophysics helped create powerful vaccines against infectious diseases.[1] It described and controlled diseases of metabolism, such as diabetes. And biophysics provided both the tools and the understanding for treating cancer. Biophysical methods are increasingly used to serve everyday needs, from forensic science to bioremediation.
Biophysics gives us medical imaging technologies including MRI, CAT scans, PET scans, and sonograms for diagnosing diseases.
It provides the life-saving treatment methods of kidney dialysis, radiation therapy, cardiac defibrillators, and pacemakers.
[edit] Famous biophysical scientists
- Rosalind Franklin was a pioneer in the study of biophysics. She researched the poliovirus and tobacco mosaic virus. She was also famous for researching DNA.
- Alexander Chizhevsky was a scientist who founded the study of chronobiology.
- Francis Crick was a scientist who researched DNA and also worked with James Watson.
[edit] External links
- http://*http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/List_of_biophysicists%5D *http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/List_of_biophysicists]]
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Liposomes: from biophysics to the design of peptide vaccines by F. Frézard (Feb. 1999) Braz J Med Biol Res vol. 32 n. 2 Ribeirão Preto