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    QUANTUM

    MECHANICS IN THE
    FIELD OF BIOLOGY
    Submitted by: Group#10
    Members: Muqaddas(10), Sidra Basharat(13),
    Wajeeha(18), Aleesha(25), Eiman Akram(41)

    What is Quantum Biology? HISTORY


    Quantum biology is an emerging field; most of the current research
    is theoretical and subject to questions that require further
    It is the study of applications of quantum mechanics and experimentation. Though the field has only recently received an
    theoretical chemistry to biological objects and problems. influx of attention, it has been conceptualized by physicists
    Many biological processes involve the conversion of energy throughout the 20th century. It has been suggested that quantum
    into forms that are usable for chemical transformations, biology might play a critical role in the future of the medical world.
    and are quantum mechanical in nature. It is concerned with Early pioneers of quantum physics saw applications of quantum
    the influence of non-trivial quantum phenomena, which can mechanics in biological problems. Erwin Schrödinger's 1944 book
    be explained by reducing the biological process to What is Life? discussed applications of quantum mechanics in
    fundamental physics, although these effects are difficult to biology. Schrödinger introduced the idea of an "aperiodic crystal"
    study and can be speculative. that contained genetic information in its configuration of covalent
    Such processes involve chemical reactions, light absorption, chemical bonds. He further suggested that mutations are introduced
    formation of excited electronic states, transfer of by "quantum leaps". Other pioneers Niels Bohr, Pascual Jordan, and
    excitation energy, and the transfer of electrons and Max Delbruck argued that the quantum idea of complementarity
    protons (hydrogen ions) in chemical processes, such as was fundamental to the life sciences. In 1963, Per-Olov Löwdin
    photosynthesis, olfaction and cellular respiration. published proton tunneling as another mechanism for DNA

    APPLICATIONS:
    mutation. In his paper, he stated that there is a new field of study
    called "quantum biology".

    Other examples of
    quantum phenomena in
    biological systems include
    Photosynthesis: the conversion of
    Organisms that undergo photosynthesis absorb light energy through the process of
    chemical energy into
    electron excitation in antennae. As early as 1938, scientists theorized that quantum motion and brownian
    coherence was the mechanism for excitation energy transfer. motors in many cellular
    Another process in photosynthesis that has almost 100% efficiency is charge transfer, processes.
    again suggesting that quantum mechanical phenomena are at play.
    In 1966, a study on the photosynthetic bacteria
    Chromatium found that at temperatures below 100 K, Biological Homing:
    cytochrome oxidation is temperature-independent, Biological homing is a theory that
    slow (on the order of milliseconds), and very low in there is a long-range quantum
    activation energy. These characteristics of electron mechanical force between
    transfer are indicative of quantum tunneling, whereby complimentary pairs of biological
    electrons penetrate a potential barrier despite molecules.
    Examples of complimentary pairs of
    possessing less energy than is classically necessary.
    biological molecules are enzymes and
    Plants are employing the basic principles of quantum mechanics to transfer energy
    substrates, hormones and receptors,
    from chromophore (photosynthetic molecule) to chromophore until it reaches the so-
    and antibodies and surface proteins
    called reaction center where photosynthesis, as it is classically defined, takes place.
    on micro-organisms.
    The particles of energy are behaving like waves.
    References
    DNA Mutation: https://en.wiki
    Deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, acts as the instructions for making pedia.org/wiki/
    proteins throughout the body. Whenever a cell reproduces, it must copy
    these strands of DNA. However, sometimes throughout the process of Quantum_biolo
    copying the strand of DNA a mutation, or an error in the DNA code, can gy
    occur. A theory for the reasoning behind DNA mutation is explained in
    the Lowdin DNA mutation model. In this model, a nucleotide may www.Science
    change its form through a process of quantum tunneling. Because of direct.com
    this, the changed nucleotide will lose its ability to pair with its original
    base pair and consequently changing the structure and order of the www.booktopia
    DNA strand. Exposure to ultraviolet lights and other types of radiation .com
    can cause DNA mutation and damage.

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