ReviewJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2018
The future of quantum biology.
Review in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.
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68 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Quantum medicine: A quantum-mechanical framework for redox biology, disease and precision medicine.Clinical and translational medicine · 2026Review
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- The constrained disorder principle accounts for quantum effects in biological systems.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Review
- A Conjugated Oligoelectrolyte Exhibiting Room Temperature Spin-Correlated Radical Pair Character for Biological Sensing.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
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- Integrative systems biology approaches for analyzing microbiome dysbiosis and species interactions.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2025Review
- The Quantum Paradox in Pharmaceutical Science: Understanding Without Comprehending-A Centennial Reflection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Entanglement and coherence in pure and doped Posner molecules.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Towards a quantum synapse for quantum sensing.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Biological systems are dynamical, constantly exchanging energy and matter with the environment in order to maintain the non-equilibrium state synonymous with living. Developments in observational techniques have allowed us to study biological dynamics on increasingly small scales. Such studies have revealed evidence of quantum mechanical effects, which cannot be accounted for by classical physics, in a range of biological processes. Quantum biology is the study of such processes, and here we provide an outline of the current state of the field, as well as insights into future directions.
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