14. Single Cell Biophysics
• Physical Laws
Pressure !
x Volume = Constant
• Aim to establish a Law of Living Systems
!
e.g. Viscosity x Cell Size = Growth
• Precise measurement of single cell parameters
Viscosity
Cell Size
Growth
18. Life as a focal point
Mathematics
Physics Chemistry
Philosophy
Computer Science
Arts
Biology
Sociology
19. Huge public implications
• GMO, Ebola, iPS, Abortion, STAP…
• Life-related issues have huge implications in
society
• Insufficient mutual understanding between
scientists and the general public
• Common yet remote nature of Life Sciences
20. Need for cooperative efforts
• Life-related issues demand interdisciplinary
attention and cooperation
• Example: brain death ethics
• Remarkable progress in diagnosis technologies,
but its accuracy does not yield an answer to
Brain Death = Human Death?
21. Conclusion
• Life Scientists: try to answer the Life Question
• The cell is the shared basis of life
→Single-cell Biophysics
• Life-related issues demand interdisciplinary
efforts
• How can we unite forces to address these
issues?
