The future of quantum biology
| dc.contributor.author | Marais, Adriana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adams, Betony | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ringsmuth, Andrew K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferretti, Marco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gruber, J. Michael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hendrikx, Ruud | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schuld, Maria | |
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, Samuel L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sinayskiy, Ilya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kruger, T.P.J. (Tjaart) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Petruccione, Francesco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Grondelle, Rienk | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-26T13:39:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-26T13:39:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Biological systems are dynamical, constantly exchanging energy and matter with the environment in order to maintain the non-equilibrium state synonymous with living. Developments in observational techniques have allowed us to study biological dynamics on increasingly small scales. Such studies have revealed evidence of quantum mechanical effects, which cannot be accounted for by classical physics, in a range of biological processes. Quantum biology is the study of such processes, and here we provide an outline of the current state of the field, as well as insights into future directions. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Physics | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | hj2019 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.sponsorship | A.M., B.A., I.S. and F.P. were supported by the South African Research Chair Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation. M.F., J.M.G., R.H. and R.v.G were supported by the VU University Amsterdam, TOP grant no. 700.58.305 from the Foundation of Chemical Sciences part of NWO, and the advanced investigator grant no. 267333, PHOTPROT from the European Research Council. R.v.G. was additionally supported by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW). S.L.S. acknowledges funding from the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability. A.K.R. was funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems. T.P.J.K. was supported by the University of Pretoria’s Research Development Programme. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsif | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Marais, A., Adams, B., Ringsmuth, A.K. et al. 2018, 'The future of quantum biology', Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 15, no. 148, art. 20180640, pp. 1-14. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1742-5689 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1742-5662 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1098/rsif.2018.0640 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68716 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Royal Society | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2018 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Artificial photosynthesis | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Charge transfer | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Enzyme catalysis | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Light harvesting | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Quantum technology | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Sensing | en_ZA |
| dc.title | The future of quantum biology | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |