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  1. Bao, G. and S. Suresh, Cell and molecular mechanics of biological materials. Nat Mater, 2003. 2(11): p. 715-25.
  2. Chambers, A.F., A.C. Groom, and I.C. MacDonald, Dissemination and growth of cancer cells in metastatic sites. Nat Rev Cancer, 2002. 2(8): p. 563-72.
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  5. Ferrari, M., The mathematical engines of nanomedicine. Small, 2008. 4(1): p. 20-5.
  6. Hauptmann, S., A thermodynamic interpretation of malignancy: do the genes come later? Med Hypotheses, 2002. 58(2): p. 144-7.
  7. Hood, L., A personal view of molecular technology and how it has changed biology. J Proteome Res, 2002. 1(5): p. 399-409.
  8. Hood, L., A personal journey of discovery: developing technology and changing biology. Annu Rev Anal Chem, 2008. 1: p. 1-43.
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  10. Lindsay, S., Nanobiology, in Introduction to Nanoscience. 2009, Oxford University Press: New  York, NY.
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  15. Varmus, H. The impact of physics on biology & medicine. in Plenary Talk, Centenial Meeting of the American Physical Society. March 22, 1999. Atlanta, GA.

 

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