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A Computer Scientist's Guide to Cell BiologyManipulation of the Very Small

A Computer Scientist's Guide to Cell Biology: Manipulation of the Very Small [A well-worn cliché is that cells are machines, the components of which are molecules. This leads to an important point: in general, molecules are too small to be seen or manipulated directly. How can one study a machine if you can’t look at or manipulate its components? To use a computer science analogy to this problem, imagine trying to reverse engineer a PC from a hundred yards away, with your only tools for manipulation being a collection of bulldozers and excavators and such that you direct by remote control. What sort of things could you do, and what sort of things would you learn?] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Computer Scientist's Guide to Cell BiologyManipulation of the Very Small

Springer Journals — Jan 1, 2007
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Springer US
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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007
ISBN
978-0-387-48275-0
Pages
45 –57
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10.1007/978-0-387-48278-1_4
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Abstract

[A well-worn cliché is that cells are machines, the components of which are molecules. This leads to an important point: in general, molecules are too small to be seen or manipulated directly. How can one study a machine if you can’t look at or manipulate its components? To use a computer science analogy to this problem, imagine trying to reverse engineer a PC from a hundred yards away, with your only tools for manipulation being a collection of bulldozers and excavators and such that you direct by remote control. What sort of things could you do, and what sort of things would you learn?]

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Mixture Component; Gene Chip; Cyanogen Bromide; Mixture Element

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