Project

Bringing Physics and Chemistry to Life: from random walks to robust organization

Hans V. Westerhoff will put together the theoretical foundations of today’s biology in a comprehensive new theory, by researching and establishing connections between the various theoretical approaches in use.

Hans Westerhoff Hans Westerhoff

Publication

Yeast Proteins may Reversibly Aggregate like Amphiphilic Molecules

Dasmeh, Pouria and Andreas Wagner. 2022. Yeast Proteins may Reversibly Aggregate like Amphiphilic Molecules. Journal of Molecular Biology, 4...

Andreas Wagner Andreas Wagner

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Low protein expression enhances phenotypic evolvability by intensifying selection on folding stability

Karve, Shraddha, Pouria Dasmeh, Jia Zheng and Andreas Wagner. 2022. Low protein expression enhances phenotypic evolvability by intensifying ...

Andreas Wagner Andreas Wagner

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Moisture gradients form a vapor cycle within the viscous boundary layer as an organizing principle to worker termites

Soar, R., Amador, G., Bardunias, P., and Turner, J. Scott. 2019. Moisture gradients form a vapor cycle within the viscous boundary layer as ...

Scott Turner Scott Turner

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Induced Ice Melting by the Snow Flea Antifreeze Protein from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Todde, Guido, Christopher Whitman, Sven Hovmöller, and Aatto Laaksonen. 2014. Induced Ice Melting by the Snow Flea Antifreeze Protein from M...

Aatto Laaksonen Aatto Laaksonen

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A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study of the Structures, Energetics, and Dynamics of Linear and Circular DNA with Its Ions

Naômé, Aymeric, Aatto Laaksonen, and Daniel P. Vercauteren. 2015. A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study of the Structures, Energetics, and Dynam...

Aatto Laaksonen Aatto Laaksonen

Project

Bridging between the Physical and Biological Worlds

Living and non-living systems are strikingly different.

Addy Pross Addy Pross

Project

Biological Chemistry: Metal transport by proteins

While DNA contains the genetic information, a large number of different proteins are the ‘workhorses’ in living organisms executing the orders given through the DNA code.

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede