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Thus, the project aims to bridge the scales by understanding how macroscopic properties emerge from the microscopic processes. Statistical thermodynamics exactly links the microscopic and macroscopic world in physical systems. In biological systems, which operate far from equilibrium, this understanding is still largely lacking. However, in order to unravel the mysteries of life and understand what makes and shapes living organisms, the understanding how microscopic processes lead to emergent macroscopic features is essential. Focusing on starch granules, which are complex enough not to be understood intuitively, but still with limited regarding the number of enzymes involved, we see this project as an important case study to establish the bridges between the microscopic and macroscopic scales in biology.
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