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Quantum in Biology, Quantum for Biology, and Biology for Quantum: Mapping the Evidence and the Road Ahead

Betony Adams, Francesco Petruccione, Iannis K. Kominis, Lea Gassab, Nirosha J. Murugan, Onur Pusuluk, \"Ozg\"ur E. M\"ustecapl{\i}o\u{g}lu, Travis J. A. Craddock, Yashine H. Goolam Hossen

The review maps evidence for quantum effects in biology and finds only enzymatic tunneling and radical-pair magnetoreception as mature cases.

arxiv:2605.00205 v2 · 2026-04-30 · quant-ph

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C1strongest claim

The most mature quantum-in-biology cases remain mechanistically constrained tunneling in some enzymatic hydrogen-transfer reactions and radical-pair spin chemistry as a viable framework for magnetoreception, whereas several higher-visibility topics remain suggestive but unresolved under physiological conditions.

C2weakest assumption

That the chosen topics, experiments, and classical alternatives fairly represent the current literature without systematic selection bias or omission of contradictory results.

C3one line summary

This review structures current evidence for quantum-in-biology, quantum-for-biology, and biology-for-quantum, identifying mature cases like enzymatic tunneling and radical-pair magnetoreception while flagging unresolved topics and needed benchmarks.

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First computed	2026-05-28T02:04:48.375557Z
Builder	pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1
Signature	Pith Ed25519 (`pith-v1-2026-05`) · public key
Schema	pith-number/v1.0

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cb9ecb56e70b67406bee5b143560ab0df8bd5f1985f3a8e9be964bbda7f8b917

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arxiv: 2605.00205 · arxiv_version: 2605.00205v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.00205 · pith_short_12: ZOPMWVXHBNTU · pith_short_16: ZOPMWVXHBNTUA27O · pith_short_8: ZOPMWVXH

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