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Jim Al Khalili
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Quantum biology asks a very simple question: Does quantum mechanics also play a role inside the living cell?
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Quantum biology brings together quantum physicists, biochemists, molecular biologists. It's a very interdisciplinary field.
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One of the founders of quantum mechanics, Niels Bohr, said, If you're not astonished by it, then you haven't understood it.
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Nanotechnology may be a term you've heard of. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.
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Quantum mechanics was developed in the nineteen twenties. It is a set of beautiful and powerful mathematical rules and ideas that explain the world of the very small. And it's a world that's very different.
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Essentially, life is made of the same stuff as everything else.
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One of the most important processes in biology, photosynthesis: plants and bacteria taking sunlight, and using that energy to create biomass.
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Quantum entanglement is when two particles are far apart, and yet somehow remain in contact with each other. Even Einstein hated this idea. He called it Spooky Action at a Distance.
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Quantum biology is still in its infancy. It's still speculative. But I believe it's built on solid science.
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