Summary

Cell structure and organization: membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, cellular organelles
Cell replication: mitosis, meiosis, genetic code, replication, translation and transcription.
Methods in genetics: electrophoresis, PCR, DNA sequencing
Physics of biopolymers: DNA - flexible and semi-flexible polymers, force-extension behavior, topology and supercoiling, proteins ? folding, molecular motors, thermal ratchets, genetic code editing mechanisms, kinetic proofreading
Physics of membranes: vesicles, liposomes, endocytosis, cell trafficking
Methods in microscopy: image formation, resolution, phase-contrast, fluorescence, confocal microscopy, super-resolution microscopes ? PALM, STORM and STED