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Neill Lambert *
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Yueh-Nan Chen
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Yuan‐Chung Cheng
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Che‐Ming Li
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Guang-Yin Chen
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Franco Nori
DOI：10.1038/NPHYS2474delete
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Recent evidence suggests that a variety of organisms may harness some of the unique features of quantum mechanics to gain a biological advantage. These features go beyond trivial quantum effects and may include harnessing quantum coherence on physiologically important timescales. In this brief review we summarize the latest results for non-trivial quantum effects in photosynthetic light harvesting, avian magnetoreception and several other candidates for functional quantum biology. We present both the evidence for and arguments against there being a functional role for quantum coherence in these systems.
Keywords:
PHOTORECEPTOR-BASED MAGNETORECEPTION
MAGNETIC COMPASS
ENERGY-TRANSFER
CONICAL INTERSECTION
EXCITATION TRANSFER
COHERENCE
DYNAMICS
BIRDS
MODEL
PHOTOISOMERIZATION
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Nature Physics cover
Nature Physics
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18.4
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6.7K
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National Cheng Kung University
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Citations: 1.7W
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National Taiwan University
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riken
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Citations: 24
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