Mechanisms in Cell Physiology

The book addresses the main processes of cellular and molecular  physiology in living organisms. It serves to create a bridge between  biophysics and cellular and molecular biology, in which the determining  factor is time. This approach will enhance the understanding of  biophysics for students of medicine, biology, physics and engineering,  among others. Thanks to the progress of scientific and technological  research, the biological sciences have become quantitative. From an  analogue description of the properties of living organisms, we have now  moved to their spatio-temporal quantification, with the understanding  that all natural processes are digital events. The dynamic processes at  the heart of cellular excitability, muscle contraction, through to the  perception of the surrounding environment, are based on probabilistic  events that, today, are not only interpretable, but potentially  predictable. The book contributes to this ongoing revolution in biology  by drawing more and more young people into this fascinating world.