Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike

Scientists have a history of trying — and failing — to link biology and quantum mechanics.

The short version

• The real connection between them may be in the math.
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What happened

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Why it matters

T wo decades ago, scientists seemed on the verge of understanding biology in a new, quantum way.

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