| Job Title |
Biophysicist |
| Job Description |
Studies Physical Principles Of Living Cells And Organisms,
Their Electrical And Mechanical Energy, And Related Phenomena:
Conducts Research To Investigate Dynamics In Such Areas As
Seeing And Hearing; The Transmission Of Electrical Impulses
Along Nerves And Muscles, And Damage To Cells And Tissues
Caused By X Rays And Nuclear Particles; Manner In Which
Characteristics Of Plants And Animals Are Carried Forward
Through Successive Generations; And Absorption Of Light By
Chlorophyll In Photosynthesis Or By Pigments Of Eye Involved In
Vision. Analyzes Functions Of Electronic And Human Brains, Such
As Transfer Of Information Into Brain From Outside (learning),
Transfer And Manipulation Of Information Within Brain
(thinking), And Storage Of Information (memory). Studies
Spatial Configuration Of Submicroscopic Molecules, Such As
Proteins, Using X Ray And Electron Microscope. May Specialize
In One Activity, Such As Use Of Radiation And Nuclear Particles
For Treating Cancer Or Use Of Atomic Isotopes To Discover
Transformation Of Substances In Cells.
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