[Fis] QI and Life

Dear FISers,

As a biologist, whose quantum-theory knowledge comes mostly from
popular sources, I have enjoyed this discussion about what is or
isn't quantum and why a Planck length matters. Obviously there are
pitfalls for anyone who ventures carelessly into the Land of Little
Pieces. But I am not really sure where to step if I try to make some
sense out of QM or QT in a biological context. So far as I can tell
they have no relevance to any biological species, save one, and
furthermore they don't apply to either genetics or evolution.

What still confuses me, however, concerns the applicable meaning of
quantum information, if there is such a thing, how it is propagated
through physical systems, including biological systems, and whether
or not genetic information is related at all to any other kind of
quantum information that occupies non-biological space and time.

Should I assume then that biological systems are simply out-of-range
for useful applications of QT or QM?

Always with appreciation, Richard
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Received on Sun Jun 25 18:11:12 2006