Praise for the First Edition “essential reading for any physical scientist who is interested in performing biological research. ” ―Contemporary Physics an ambitious text…. Each chapter contains protocols and the conceptual reasoning behind them which is often useful to physicists performing biological experiments for the first time. –Physics Today This fully updated and expanded text is the best starting point for any student or researcher in the physical sciences to gain firm grounding in the techniques employed in molecular biophysics and quantitative biology. It includes brand new chapters on gene expression techniques advanced techniques in biological light microscopy (super-resolution two-photon and fluorescence lifetime imaging) holography and gold nanoparticles used in medicine. The author shares invaluable practical tips and insider’s knowledge to simplify potentially confusing techniques. The reader is guided through easy-to-follow examples carried out from start to finish with practical tips and insider’s knowledge. The emphasis is on building comfort with getting hands wet with basic methods and finally understanding when and how to apply or adapt them to address different questions. Jay L. Nadeau is a scientific researcher and head of the Biomedical Engineering in Advanced Applications of Quantum Oscillatory and Nanotechnological Systems (BEAAQONS) lab at Caltech and was previously associate professor of biomedical engineering and physics at McGill University. | Introduction to Experimental Biophysics Biological Methods for Physical Scientists