Title :
Biophotonics for observing biological computation: from single molecules of DNA to intact brains
Author :
Levene, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
The genetic code and the brain are enormously successful biological information processing systems. Biophotonics uses linear and nonlinear optical processes to observe these systems operating in their proper context, from single molecules to intact brains.
Keywords :
DNA; biocomputing; brain; genetics; molecular biophysics; DNA; biological computation; biological information processing; biophotonics; genetic code; intact brains; single molecules; Biochemistry; Biological information theory; Biology computing; Biomedical optical imaging; Biophotonics; DNA computing; Fluorescence; Genetics; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363515
