Mar 29, 2021
Bacteria Could Be The First Organisms Found to Use Quantum Effects to Survive
Posted by Jason Blain in categories: biological, chemistry, quantum physics
Bacteria have been found exploiting quantum physics to survive.
Oxygen is life to animals like us. But for many species of microbe, the smallest whiff of the highly reactive element puts their delicate chemical machinery at risk of rusting up.
The photosynthesizing bacterium Chlorobium tepidum has evolved a clever way to shield its light-harvesting processes from oxygen’s poisonous effects, using a quantum effect to shift its energy production line into low gear.
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