“Quantum Biology”: How nature might be optimized to harness quantum mechanics
Clarice D. Aiello · Quantum Biology Ecosystem; Quantum Biology Institute
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 23:30 UTC
Clarice D. Aiello examines evidence that quantum effects influence biological function, including magnetic sensing used in animal navigation, cellular metabolism and enzyme activity, and the capture of light energy in photosynthesis. The talk reviews proposed biophysical mechanisms and their implications for human, plant and environmental biology, while considering the difficulty of connecting observations from nanometre scales to whole organisms. A central question is whether quantum mechanics can be established or ruled out as the explanation for physiologically relevant effects, and whether