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Biological Solitons

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Dynamical Problems in Soliton Systems

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Abstract

A fundamental problem in biochemistry is to understand how metabolic energy is stored and transported in biological molecules [1,2]. In order to achieve this understanding, two distinct questions must be addressed. The first is a question of biophysics: What mechanisms are available for the storage and transport of biological energy? Only after this first question has been answered in detail can one approach with confidence the biological question: What mechanisms are actually employed by biological organisms for the storage and transport of energy?

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Scott, A.C. (1985). Biological Solitons. In: Takeno, S. (eds) Dynamical Problems in Soliton Systems. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02449-2_33

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