biophysics
noun
the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
biophysicist
-
a word derived from
biophysics.
Example Sentences
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Watson was 25 when he and English biophysicist Francis Crick figured out the double-helix structure of DNA that encodes the essential information for life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
So I wrote my friend Mike Tyka, a biophysicist and artist who thinks a lot about climate change.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025
If you’re fascinated by the upcoming solar eclipse, the cicadas are weirder and bigger, said Georgia Tech biophysicist Saad Bhamla.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Moderna’s effort grew out of a project led by biophysicist William Schief, who developed it at Scripps Research and then brought the strategy to the company, where he is now a vice president.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2024
And what are chemicals—a biophysicist might add—if not molecules of matter?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
