2012/12/03 by Martin Robert, Robert, Martin
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #q-bio.OT #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1212.0334
6 pages, this essay is based on a contribution to the European Conference on Complex Systems 2012 (ECCS 2012) to be published in Complex Systems Science Archive hosted by Springer Complexity
arxiv created 2012/12/03 · arxiv updated 2012/12/04
The implications of large-scale coherence in biological systems and possible links to quantum theory are only beginning to be explored. Whether quantum-like coherent phenomena are relevant, or even possible at all, at the high temperatures of biological systems remains unsettled. Here, we present a broader perspective on biological organization and how quantum-like dynamics and coherence might shape the very fabric from which complex biological systems are organized. Regardless of its exact nature, a unique form of coherence seems apparent at multiple scales in biology and its better characterization may have broad consequences for the understanding of living organisms as complex systems.