Quantum biology is the study of applications of quantum mechanics and theoretical chemistry to aspects of biology that cannot be accurately described by the classical laws of physics.
Biologi kuantum adalah kajian ilmu tentang aplikasi dari mekanika kuantum dan kimia teori terhadap objek biologi dan permasalahannya.
Many biological processes involve the conversion of energy into forms that are usable for chemical transformations, and are quantum mechanical in nature.
Banyak proses dari biologis yang melibatkan konversi energi menjadi bentuk yang dapat digunakan untuk transformasi kimia dan bersifat mekanis kuantum.
Such processes involve chemical reactions, light absorption, formation of excited electronic states, transfer of excitation energy, and the transfer of electrons and protons (hydrogen ions) in chemical processes, such as photosynthesis, visual perception, olfaction, and cellular respiration.
Proses tersebut melibatkan reaksi kimia, penyerapan cahaya, pembentukan keadaan elektronik tereksitas, transfer energi tereksitasi, dan transfer elektron dan proton (ion hidrogen) dalam proses kimia, seperti fotosintesis, penciuman, dan respirasi seluler.
Moreover, quantum biology may use computations to model biological interactions in light of quantum mechanical effects.
Biologi kuantum dapat menggunakan perhitungan untuk memodelkan suatu interaksi biologis mengingat adanya efek dari mekanika kuantum.
Quantum biology is concerned with the influence of non-trivial quantum phenomena, which can be explained by reducing the biological process to fundamental physics, although these effects are difficult to study and can be speculative.
Biologi kuantum berkaitan dengan pengaruh fenomena kuantum non-trivial yang dapat dijelaskan dengan mereduksi proses biologis menjadi fisika fundamental walaupun efek dari ini sangat sulit dipelajari dan dapat bersifat spekulatif.
Quantum biology is an emerging field, in the sense that most current research is theoretical and subject to questions that require further experimentation.
Biologi kuantum adalah bidang yang muncul; sebagian besar penelitian saat ini adalah teoretis dan tunduk pada pertanyaan yang memerlukan eksperimen lebih lanjut.
Though the field has only recently received an influx of attention, it has been conceptualized by physicists throughout the 20th century.
Meskipun bidang ini baru saja menerima gelombang perhatian, bidang ini telah dikonsepkan oleh fisikawan sepanjang abad ke-20.
Early pioneers of quantum physics saw applications of quantum mechanics in biological problems.
Pelopor awal fisika kuantum melihat aplikasi mekanika kuantum dalam biologis.
Schrödinger introduced the idea of an "aperiodic crystal" that contained genetic information in its configuration of covalent chemical bonds.
Schrödinger memperkenalkan ide "kristal aperiodik" yang mengandung informasi genetik dalam konfigurasi ikatan kimia kovalen.
He further suggested that mutations are introduced by "quantum leaps".
Dia lebih lanjut menyarankan bahwa mutasi diperkenalkan oleh "lompatan kuantum".
Other pioneers Niels Bohr, Pascual Jordan, and Max Delbrück argued that the quantum idea of complementarity was fundamental to the life sciences.
Tokoh perintis lain seperti Niels Bohr, Pascual Jordan, dan Max Delbruck berpendapat bahwa gagasan kuantum komplementaritas merupakan hal yang mendasar bagi ilmu kehidupan.
In 1963, Per-Olov Löwdin published proton tunneling as another mechanism for DNA mutation.
Pada tahun 1963, Per-Olov Löwdin menerbitkan penerowongan proton sebagai mekanisme lain untuk mutasi DNA.
The Royal Institution Quantum Biology and the Hidden Nature of Nature, World Science Festival 2012, video of podium discussion Quantum Biology: Current Status and Opportunities, September 17-18, 2012, University of Surrey, UK
2015 Seminar at the Royal Institution; "Quantum Biology": An Introduction" Quantum Biology and the Hidden Nature of Nature, World Science Festival 2012, video of podium discussion