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Quantum Coherent-Like State In A Biological Protein

It is amazing what scientists can find and figure out. I remember being taught a lot about what atoms are and what they do. Fast forward to today, the growth in what we know and can understanding is even more interesting and amazing. For instance, this article when getting beyond the technical jargon talks about the discovery of a quantum coherent-like state in a biological protein.

A quantum coherent-like state in a biological protein is a high temperature Bose-Einstein Condensate or as it is called a Fröhlich condensation after its predictor physicist Herbert Fröhlich. This was back in 1968. The implications of this recent discovery is that we are seeing Quantum Mechanical effects at high temperatures associated with living bodies.

Before this discovery science thought Quantum Mechanical effects could only be seen at temperatures close to absolute zero. This means that all the weirdness associated with Quantum Mechanical properties must be occurring in living organisms. This is an amazing discovery! It is going to open up a whole lot of interpretations as to what we can experience as humans and even all creatures. This will open up thinking of fringe possibilities such as ESP or superhuman abilities as genuinely apart of the Human condition, that makes this a quit remarkable discovery.

If you can handle the scientific jargon then feel free to read the full article linked below.

Key Takeaways:

• The theoretical underpinnings of Frolic condensation are relatively simple, Katona noted. Frolic proposed that when proteins absorb a terahertz photon the added energy forces the oscillating molecules into a single, lowest-frequency mode.
• To distinguish between the two outcomes, Katona and his colleagues turned to a technique called X-ray crystallography. The technique works by irradiating a sample with X-rays.
• The most important aspect of the experiment is that the researchers were able to detect structural changes in a protein that were not caused by heat dissipation, Katona said.

“In contrast, other models predict that the protein will quickly dissipate the energy from the photon in the form of heat.”

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Reference:

• Phys.org