Does quantum mechanics play a non-trivial role in life?

BioSystems

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 69-79

  Davies, P C W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Decoherence; Molecular biology; Quantum computing; Quantum information

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS;

BINDING AFFINITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; GENE MUTATION; INFORMATION; LIFE; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR SIZE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

EID: 8844257383     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2004.07.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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