A new study has discovered that certain molecular structures found in biological cells are capable of maintaining a peculiar quantum state, despite the common view that biological systems like the human body are hostile to fragile processes like these. This discovery suggests that the body may have not only aread more
Recent research into the possibility that consciousness is a quantum phenomenon has found evidence that nanoscopic structures in our bodies may be capable of sustaining quantum states necessary for such processes to occur. Previous experiments have found that molecular structures in the chlorophyll found in plant cells are capable ofread more
Over the course of an experiment involving the quantum entanglement of photons produced from naturally-occurring bioluminescent material, a team of researchers from Northwestern University has discovered that the special structure of proteins that were part of the bio-material somehow protected the photons’ quantum state from being disrupted. Typically, quantum states generated in the lab are very fragile, and researchers go to great lengths to ensure that the particles they’re studying aren’t affected by external forces before they have a chance to measure their properties.
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