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Quantum Mechanics Explains How Muscle Produces Force

Posted April 21, 2010 8:50 AM

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Quantum mechanics explains the full range of force-relaxation curves that muscles produce, according to a new study. It wasn't so long ago that biologists would swear blind that their discipline would never be tainted by the strange effects of quantum mechanics. Today, quantum biology is an emerging discipline in many labs around the world and only the brave (or stupid) now argue against the idea that quantum effects play an important role in the workings of biological molecules, entire cells and even the brain.

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04/21/2010 1:42 PM

This is very cool stuff, I noticed recently another article where quantum pathways for energy capture in photosynthesis have been experimentally demonstrated/confirmed. If plants do it, animal systems surely do as well.

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