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Fundamental limits of biological measurement<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Instructors: </b> Scott
Manalis and Peter Sorger<br>
<b>Units:</b>
3 - 3 - 6<br>
<b>Time:</b>
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:30 pm<br>
<b>Location:</b> 56-154<br>
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Introduction to physical principles that govern the ultimate limits
for measuring force, charge, and optical signals in biological
systems. Lecture material will be motivated by recent experiments in
three areas of biology: detecting single molecule forces, engineering
biomolecular microarrays, and imaging cells with fluorescent probes.
Topics include wave theory, diffraction and imaging, equipartition
theorem, dissipative systems, and noise analysis. Lab modules cover
DNA manipulation, force spectroscopy and single molecule measurements.
Parallel introductory tracks will be offered to accommodate students
with both engineering and biology backgrounds.<br>
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For more information, please see:<br>
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