Why Genetic Information Processing could have a Quantum Basis

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dc.creatorPatel, Apoorva
dc.date2001-05-01
dc.date2001-06-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:02:00Z
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dc.descriptionLiving organisms are not just random collections of organic molecules. There is continuous information processing going on in the apparent bouncing around of molecules of life. Optimisation criteria in this information processing can be searched for using the laws of physics. Quantum dynamics can explain why living organisms have 4 nucleotide bases and 20 amino acids, as optimal solutions of the molecular assembly process. Experiments should be able to tell whether evolution indeed took advantage of quantum dynamics or not.
dc.description6 pages, latex, formatted according to journal style. This is an introductory article, aimed at biologists. (v2) Minor grammatical changes. Title slightly modified. Published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105001
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105001
dc.identifierJournal of Biosciences 26 (2001) 145-151
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/89460
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectGenomics
dc.titleWhy Genetic Information Processing could have a Quantum Basis
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