The Physics of Proteins: An Introduction to Biological Physics and Molecular Biophysics, Hans Frauenfelder (edited by Shirley S. Chan and Winnie S. Chan) Springer, New York, 2010. $159.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1043-1
Theoretical Molecular Biophysics Philipp O. J. Scherer and Sighart F. Fischer Springer, New York, 2010. $99.00 (371 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-85609-2
Since biophysics is a young science, its major emphasis has been on experiment rather than theory. However, theory is necessary to provide the broad outlook that welds experimental results into a cohesive picture; it may also suggest new experiments. Two new books should help reduce the theory deficit.
The Physics of Proteins: An Introduction to Biological Physics and Molecular Biophysics contains lecture notes by biophysicist Hans Frauenfelder; it is edited by Shirley Chan and Winnie Chan and has contributions from four physicists in the field: Robert...