Quantum biology

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Quantum biology is an emerging discipline that aims to investigate quantum phenomena—e.g., coherence, tunneling, entanglement—in living systems, and consider applications of the findings to science and technology—e.g., artificial photosynthesis, quantum computing.[1]


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  1. Ball P. (2011) Physics of life: The dawn of quantum biology. Nature 474:273-274.