Organisms Might Be Quantum Machines
August 18th, 2016Via: BBC:
[Quantum effects] might be at work behind some very familiar processes, from the photosynthesis that powers plants – and ultimately feeds us all – to the familiar sight of birds on their seasonal migrations. Quantum physics might even play a role in our sense of smell.
There’s also growing evidence, despite initial ridicule of the idea due to the same ‘too warm and wet’ argument, that quantum effects are intrinsic to the phenomenon of consciousness.