How Living Systems Accomplish Things on Time: Beating the Speed Limit in Genomic Interactions, Viral Infection, and Neuronal Communication - Class 2

Learn about the fascinating mechanisms living systems use to overcome speed limits in biological processes during this lecture from the ICTP-SAIFR School and Workshop on the Physics of Life. Professor Olga Dudko from the University of California at San Diego explores how organisms accomplish time-critical functions in genomic interactions, viral infection, and neuronal communication. This 87-minute presentation represents the second class in a series examining the physics principles underlying biological timing mechanisms and how nature has evolved strategies to operate efficiently despite physical constraints.