Nanomáquinas biomoleculares: onde a Física, Química e Biologia finalmente se encontram

Quem disse que a biologia e a física e a química não se encontram? Pois é, elas finalmente se encontraram nas nanomáquinas biomoleculares.

Como é que fica agora a tese de Mayr que a Biologia evolutiva tem status diferente das outras ciências como a física e a química???

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17 Julho de 2008
Título: Resource Letter: Bio-molecular Nano-machines: where Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Technology meet
Autor: Debashish Chowdhury
Abstract:

Cell is the structural and functional unit of life. This Resource Letter serves as a guide to the literature on nano-machines which drive not only intracellular movements, but also motility of the cell. These machines are usually proteins or macromolecular assemblies which require appropriate fuel for their operations. Although, traditionally, these machines were subjects of investigation in biology and biochemistry, increasing use of the concepts and techniques of physics in recent years have contributed to the quantitative understanding of the fundamental principles underlying their operational mechanisms. The possibility of exploiting these principles for the design and control of artificial nano-machines has opened up a new frontier in the bottom-up approach to nano-technology.

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