Quantum Life Science: A Paradigm for Life Science Research

Hidetoshi Kono1,2, Hiroshi Yukawa1,2, Takeshi Hiromoto1

  • 1Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.

ACS Nano
|December 18, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Quantum Life Science merges quantum tech with biology, developing advanced biosensors and imaging for medicine. It explores quantum effects in nature to inspire new biomimetic technologies for diagnostics and drug discovery.

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