Quantum Biological Information Theory
This book is a self-contained, tutorial-based introduction to quantum information theory and quantum biology. It serves as a single-source reference to the topic for researchers in bioengineering, communications engineering, electrical engineering, applie
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Quantum Biological Information Theory
Quantum Biological Information Theory
Ivan B. Djordjevic
Quantum Biological Information Theory
Ivan B. Djordjevic Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-22815-0 ISBN 978-3-319-22816-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22816-7
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Preface
Recent evidence suggests that quantum mechanics is relevant in photosynthesis, magnetoreception, enzymatic catalytic reactions, olfactory reception, photoreception, genetics, electron transfer in proteins, and evolution, to mention a few. It has become evident that certain organisms can harness some of the quantummechanical features for a biological advantage over competitors. On the other hand, the standard DNA template-replication paradigm is not able to explain neither the long-term storage of the genetic information nor the evolution of genetic material through generations. Classical/quantum information theory provides the limits, known as channel capacity, beyond biological errors that cannot be corrected for. Any correction mechanism in communication systems has the limits on error correction capability. The DNA pol proofreading and DNA repair mechanisms are weak error correction concepts, far away from biological channel capacity, and as such are unable to explain the faithful preservation of the genetic information through the ages. The concepts from unequal error protection must be used to explain the faithful preservations of important genes through generations. However, this genetic stability is not absolute, regardless of genetic error correction mechanism. On the other hand, the impe
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