The Physiome: A Mission Imperative Posted By: David Kennedy - Aug 6, 2010Tool/Resource: NITRC Community 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 10^9 range in lengthscale (molecular to organismal) and a 10^14 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. Reposted from NIBIB July 2010 E-Newsletter Read the full article here: http://biomedicalcomputationreview.org/6... |
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