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Open Research (University of Surrey)

Quantum aspects of life

Jim Al-Khalili

Published Jun 15, 2008• 0 citations
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This book presents the hotly debated question of whether quantum mechanics plays a non-trivial role in biology. In a timely way, it sets out a distinct ...

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