Re:Quantum tunneling makes DNA more unstable
by NoraCodes on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:17PM
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> I've always wondered if the body (or life in general) relies upon any unknown/undiscovered physical phenomena.
I mean, in the sense that we don't fully understand how many parts of cells work, definitely, but probably not in the sense of undiscovered physical underpinnings.
> I wonder if any other aspect of life depends on quantum tunneling to function?
I mean, in the sense that we don't fully understand how many parts of cells work, definitely, but probably not in the sense of undiscovered physical underpinnings.
> I wonder if any other aspect of life depends on quantum tunneling to function?
Possibly! It may help birds navigate by magnetoperception: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01725-1