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29 Aug., 2024 The article "Editorial: IUPAB2024 Congress in Kyoto" has been published in the Special Issue together with total 1,339 Abstracts of the oral and poster presentations as the Supplementary Materials.
29 May, 2024 Special Issue: "Singularity Biology and Beyond" has been published.
27 May, 2024 Publication of "The Oosawa Lectures on DIY Statistical Mechanics" has been completed as the Special Issue of Biophysics and Physicobiology of Volume 18.
30 Jan., 2024 The “Instruction for Authors” for Biophysics and Physicobiology has been updated. In particular, our policy for the articles prepared with the aid of Large Language Models and/or Generative AI is added.
30 Jun., 2023 2022 Journal Impact Factor of Biophysics and Physicobiology is given as 1.5 by Clarivate.
21 Mar., 2023 Special Issue: "Recent Advances in Retinal Protein Research" has been published.
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21 Dec., 2022 The “Instruction for Authors” for Biophysics and Physicobiology has been updated. In particular, statements for Data Availability are requested to be added in the manuscript.
01 Sep., 2022 On 1st September 2022, we invite the following four new Editorial Board members for the Biophysics and Physicobiology (BPPB): Prof. Jie Yan (SNU, Singapore), Prof. Gautam Basu (Bose Inst., India), Prof. Raymond S. Norton (Monash Univ., Australia), and Prof. Steve Pressé (Arizona State Univ., USA). In addition, we invite Prof. Lee-Wei Yang (National Tsing-Hua Univ. Taiwan) as a new Associate Editor, and Prof. Robert E. Campbell (Univ. Alberta, Canada), Prof. Soichi Wakatsuki (Stanford Univ., USA), and Dr. Damien R. Hall (Kanazawa Univ., Japan) as new Advisory Board members.
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Recent Articles

Special Issue
The Oosawa Lectures on DIY Statistical Mechanics Editorial / Preface / Table of Contents / Introduction / Part I / Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 / Part II / Chapter 6 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 8 / Appendix
Editorial team for the Special Issue on Oosawa’s Lectures

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s001
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s002
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s003
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s004
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s005
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s006
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s007
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s008
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s009
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s010
https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.s011
ReceivedMarch 4, 2024   
AcceptedMay 13, 2024   
ReleasedMay 27, 2024   

Editorial
Hands-on Training Program
Kumiko Hayashi

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.e2007
ReceivedSeptember 24, 2024   
AcceptedOctober 07, 2024   
ReleasedOctober 10, 2024   

Advance online publication
Artificial cell system as a tool for investigating pattern formation mechanisms of intracellular reaction-diffusion waves
Sakura Takada, Kei Fujiwara

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.0022
ReceivedSeptember 05, 2024   
AcceptedOctober 08, 2024   
ReleasedOctober 10, 2024   

Commentary and Perspective
Experience report of Hands-on Training Program E: Exploring multi-cellular mechanics
Asuka Takeda-Sakazume

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.e2006
ReceivedSeptember 04, 2024   
AcceptedSeptember 19, 2024   
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2024   

Databases and Computer Programs
Data-driven score tuning for ChooseLD: A structure-based drug design algorithm with empirical scoring and evaluation of ligand–protein docking predictability
Akihiro Masuda, Daichi Sadato, Mitsuo Iwadate

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.0021
ReceivedJune 03, 2024   
AcceptedSeptember 20, 2024   
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2024   

Note
Monitoring of enzymatic cleavage reaction of GST-fusion protein on biolayer interferometry sensor
Sena Tarumoto, Sei Inoue, Rina Yanagimoto, Takashi Saitoh

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.0019
ReceivedAugust 13, 2024   
AcceptedSeptember 13, 2024   
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2024   

Commentary and Perspective
Experience of Hands-on training program on DNA Nanomachine at IUPAB2024
Koki Yoshida

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.e2004
ReceivedJuly 07, 2024   
AcceptedSeptember 09, 2024   
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2024   

Commentary and Perspective
Feeling a nanoworld with optical tweezers: Hands on training at IUPAB 2024
Zuzana Johanovská

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.e2003
ReceivedAugust 21, 2024   
AcceptedSeptember 04, 2024   
ReleasedSeptember 05, 2024   

Review Article (Invited)
Function of nodal cilia in left-right determination: Mechanical regulation in initiation of symmetry breaking
Takanobu A. Katoh

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.0018
ReceivedJune 17, 2024   
AcceptedSeptember 04, 2024   
ReleasedSeptember 06, 2024   

Commentary and Perspective
Hands-on training experience of C-trap
Yuze Sun

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v21.e2002
ReceivedJuly 23, 2024   
AcceptedAugust 13, 2024   
ReleasedAugust 29, 2024   

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