Jim Al-Khalili Introduces Quantum Biology | Royal Institution

Jim Al-Khalili explores where quantum physics meets living systems in this Royal Institution lecture. The subject brings together two areas that are often taught separately: the behaviour of matter on very small scales and the chemistry that allows organisms to function.

Original video: Jim Al-Khalili – Quantum Life: How Physics Can Revolutionise Biology — The Royal Institution · 59:57 · YouTube upload: 2013-01-30. Video and preview image belong to the original creator.

Why watch this video?

This is an early public lecture on a developing research field, so it is best watched as an introduction to the questions rather than a current review of every result. Quantum effects in a specific biological process need experimental support. They do not automatically validate unrelated claims about consciousness, healing or mysterious forms of energy.

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