ABSTRACT

This book reveals glimpses of how the quantum physics of atoms and molecules influences, and even controls, the way our cells function and how we and our fellow animals interact with our environment. Simply put, how birds fly and why grass grows.

Certainly, biochemistry and molecular biology are the foundations for the biology of living cells, but there is more—quantum coherence and entanglement influencing the functioning of proteins and enzymes, and strictly speaking, without the quantum phenomena we wouldn’t even be here.

In the end, however, this book is based on the solid ground of science, presenting the many fascinating phenomena of how quantum physics makes life possible without any unwarranted mystification.

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

Life and Quantum Physics

chapter Chapter 2|7 pages

Our World Is Just One Part of the Whole

chapter Chapter 3|4 pages

The Gecko and Life Upside Down

chapter Chapter 4|10 pages

The Quantized World

chapter Chapter 5|8 pages

Evolution: About the Origin of Life

chapter Chapter 6|8 pages

From the Big Bang to Black Holes

chapter Chapter 7|11 pages

As Time Goes By: The Arrow of Time

chapter Chapter 8|5 pages

The Art of Finding Your Way Home

chapter Chapter 9|7 pages

The Vision in New Light

chapter Chapter 10|7 pages

The Photosynthesis and the Golf Putt

chapter Chapter 11|6 pages

The Respiratory Chain Sustains Our Lives

chapter Chapter 12|9 pages

A Sense of Smell

chapter Chapter 13|8 pages

DNA Repair: Enzymes for Survival and Development

chapter Chapter 14|7 pages

Quantum Physics in Diagnosis and Treatment

chapter Chapter 15|8 pages

No More Mysterious Than Necessary

chapter Chapter 16|9 pages

Consciousness: The Greatest Mystery

chapter Chapter 17|6 pages

A Glance at the Future of Quantum and Life