Month: September 2022

QUANTUM MECHANICS. "Recent evidence suggests that quantum mechanics is relevant in photosynthesis, magnetoreception, enzymatic catalytic reactions, olfactory reception, photoreception, genetics, electron-transfer in proteins, and evolution; to mention few." https://lnkd.in/e2T5qPj View in LinkedIn

AMBIENT COHERENCE. "Discovery of room temperature quantum coherence in the avian compass of birds, in the olfactory receptors and in light harvesting complexes in the last few years indicate that quantum effects might be ubiquitous in biological systems." https://lnkd.in/ec-BymT View in LinkedIn

PIONEERS. "For 15 years, theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili and molecular geneticist Johnjoe McFadden have been discussing how quantum physics, the science of the incredibly small, might affect biology." https://lnkd.in/eqA7Wi2 View in LinkedIn

CAN QUANTUM PHYSICS change biology? https://lnkd.in/eyYRytr View in LinkedIn

"LIFE ON THE EDGE, the coming of age of quantum biology. The great virtue of this book is its thesis – it sets out a clear and enthusiastic argument for the importance of quantum biology. The subtitle proclaims that quantum biology is coming of age. It can equally be argued that it is still taking its first steps." https://lnkd.in/eqA7Wi2 View in LinkedIn

RUPTURE OF RAPTURE. "Quantum objects consist of/are fluctuations. It is precisely the unison of those fluctuations what defines a coherent state. The trouble about quantum theory lies in the transition or rupture of coherence to decoherence which leads from the quantum realm to the classical world." https://lnkd.in/e3j9PFZ View in LinkedIn

BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY. "Quantum coherences, entanglement, and other nonclassical effects have been heading toward systems of increasing complexity. The core here is information." https://lnkd.in/e3j9PFZ View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT FROM NATURE this next couple of weekends will focus on the enzyme that makes ATP, namely, ATP synthase, and then on to ATP itself for a third weekend set. View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT FROM NATURE. ATP is the indispensable energetic currency of the cell, and its story is a fascinating one. But without ATP synthase, a complicated enzyme, there would be no cellular ATP, no cellular energy, and thus, no life as we know it today. View in LinkedIn

BIO-AWARD. From time to time, a molecule, a bio-system or a creature will be awarded a Bio-Award. Selection criteria will include: importance to planet earth; ingenious nature; elegance and beauty. Today, that award goes to ATP synthase, a model molecular motor and the raw genesis of all life's energy. Suggested names for the award? View in LinkedIn