From Molecules to Systems: Towards an Integrated Heuristic for Understanding the Physics of Life

Physics of life
Sheffield, UK
This conference is the first of three ‘plenary’ events which will consider different aspects of the EPSRC NetworkPlus Understanding the Physics of Life. Here we will concentrate on challenges from the molecular to cellular scales. The conference will include a series of invited talks from leading biologists and biophysicists to “set the scene”, as well as beginning the process of drawing up a strategic roadmap for the Network through intensive discussion.

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