Metabolism and Medicine The Physics of Biological Engines (Volume 1) | Physics

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Chronic disease states of aging should be viewed through the prism of metabolism and biophysical processes at all levels of physiological organization present in the human body. This book describes the building blocks of understanding from a reasonable but not high-level technical language viewpoint employing the perspective of a clinical physician. It brings together concepts from five specific branches of physics relevant to biology and medicine namely biophysics classical electromagnetism thermodynamics systems biology and quantum mechanics. Key Features: Broad and up-to-date overview of the field of metabolism especially connecting the spectrum of topics that range from modern physical …