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“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.”