Atoms in motion: investigating the molecular bases of biology by multi-resolution computer simulations

Thanks to the continuous growth of computational power, it is today possible to investigate
the real time-evolution of molecular systems in their environment with both qualitative and
quantitative accuracy. Different computational approaches, from ab-initio methods to coarse-grained models, can be used to address different problems at different time- and size- resolutions. Successful examples and perspectives on the application of these techniques in biophysics and molecular biology are presented during the talk.