The power of quantum biology
A scientific response to the big question—“What is life?”—may remain elusive for some time, but research in the quickly emerging area of “quantum biology” offers intriguing possibilities.
As the name suggests, quantum biology is the application of quantum mechanics to the biological sciences.
South African and overseas postgraduate students and researchers gathered recently to discuss this new field. The National Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Centre for Quantum Technology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal convened a 10-day summer school earlier this year to consider this interdisciplinary field’s potential. The school drew participants from Europe, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
