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¹Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1224 W.Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, United States.

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|January 17, 2018

Summary

Quantum mechanics principles, including negentropy and homeostasis, offer insights into evolutionary biology. This research bridges physics and biology, explaining consciousness as a holistic integration.

Area of Science:

Quantum Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Biophysics

Background:

Conventional descriptive biology has limitations in explaining life's fundamental principles.
There is an ongoing effort to integrate Quantum Mechanics (QM) with evolutionary biology.
Understanding the physical basis of biological processes is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the application of QM principles to evolutionary biology.
To merge QM with fundamental physiological principles like negentropy, chemiosmosis, and homeostasis.
To establish a causal continuum from physics to biology and evolution.

Main Methods:

Applying core concepts of Quantum Mechanics to biological systems.
Analyzing physiological principles (negentropy, chemiosmosis, homeostasis) through a physics lens.

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Examining QM principles such as the Pauli Exclusion Principle, non-localization, and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle for biological relevance.

Main Results:

Merging QM with physiological principles provides a framework for understanding biology's physical basis.
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Several QM principles directly apply to biological phenomena.
The Pauli Exclusion Principle exhibits both deterministic and probabilistic characteristics.
Non-localization and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle offer probabilistic insights, bridging physics and biology to explain consciousness as a holistic integration.