A new wave of research is challenging a long-held assumption in biology: that quantum effects are the only way to explain certain highly efficient natural processes. Scientists are finding that the mathematics used to describe quantum systems may also illuminate how living systems move energy, information and signals with unusual precision.
The implications reach beyond basic science. If biology can be modeled with quantum-like math without requiring full quantum behavior, the finding could sharpen climate and clean-energy research by improving how scientists understand light harvesting, molecular transport and other energy-transfer mechanisms.
A new wave of research is challenging a long-held assumption in biology: that quantum effects are the only way to explain certain highly efficient natural processes. Scientists are finding that the mathematics used to describe quantum systems may also illuminate how living systems move energy, information and signals with unusual precision.
The implications reach beyond basic science. If biology can be modeled with quantum-like math without requiring full quantum behavior, the finding could sharpen climate and clean-energy research by improving how scientists understand light harvesting, molecular transport and other energy-transfer mechanisms.
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