Status Updates From Quantum Effects in Biology

“Finally, sometimes it is said that if quantum mechanics provides the optimum means of performing a function, then biology will have discovered and harnessed that ability during billions of years of evolution. That is a misconception. Nature is not considered to be perfectly optimized.”

“Finally, sometimes it is said that if quantum mechanics provides the optimum means of performing a function, then biology will have discovered and harnessed that ability during billions of years of evolution. That is a misconception. Nature is not considered to be perfectly optimized.”