http://www.nitrc.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1663 [Reposted from NIBIB July 2010 E-Newsletter] The Physiome: A Mission Imperative The human organism, standing one to two meters tall and living about 70 years, relies for health and survival on biologic activity occurring at much smaller scales of space and time. At the bottom end—the nanometer and femtosecond scales—biologically active molecules work together to keep cells alive and reproducing. At size- and time-scales in between, cells join forces to function as tissues and organs. This is the reality of human biology: events span a 109 range in lengthscale (molecular to organismal) and a 1014 range in timescale (molecular movement to years). To understand this biology—and provide appropriate medical care—scientists need to understand the interactions across these scales. Dr. Grace Peng comments on The Physiome Project in the recent issue of Biomedical Computation Review. Read the full article here: http://biomedicalcomputationreview.org/6/3/6.pdfExternal link, opens in new window. en-us Copyright 2000-2026 NITRC OSI Tue, 28 Apr 2026 0:27:06 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss NITRC RSS generator