The future of quantum biology

Double-Cone Localization and Seasonal Expression Pattern Suggest a Role in Magnetoreception for European Robin Cryptochrome 4

(2018) Anja Günther et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Roadmap of ultrafast x-ray atomic and molecular physics

(2018) Linda Young et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS

Expression patterns of cryptochrome genes in avian retina suggest involvement of Cry4 in light-dependent magnetoreception

(2018) Atticus Pinzon-Rodriguez et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Identification and characterization of diverse coherences in the Fenna–Matthews–Olson complex

(2018) Erling Thyrhaug et al.   Nature Chemistry

Robust light harvesting by a noisy antenna

(2018) Pavel Malý et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Using coherence to enhance function in chemical and biophysical systems

(2017) Gregory D. Scholes et al.   NATURE

Quantum design of photosynthesis for bio-inspired solar-energy conversion

(2017) Elisabet Romero et al.   NATURE

Photovoltaic concepts inspired by coherence effects in photosynthetic systems

(2017) Jean-Luc Brédas et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Room-temperature ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy of a single molecule

(2017) Matz Liebel et al.   Nature Photonics

Nature does not rely on long-lived electronic quantum coherence for photosynthetic energy transfer

(2017) Hong-Guang Duan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Quantum effects in biology: golden rule in enzymes, olfaction, photosynthesis and magnetodetection

(2017) Jennifer C. Brookes   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

On the performance of a photosystem II reaction centre-based photocell

(2017) Richard Stones et al.   Chemical Science

Generation of photonic entanglement in green fluorescent proteins

(2017) Siyuan Shi et al.   Nature Communications

Quantum – coherent dynamics in photosynthetic charge separation revealed by wavelet analysis

(2017) Elisabet Romero et al.   Scientific Reports

Controlling Light Harvesting with Light

(2016) Michal Gwizdala et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrafast energy relaxation in single light-harvesting complexes

(2016) Pavel Malý et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The quantum needle of the avian magnetic compass

(2016) Hamish G. Hiscock et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Quantum cognition: The possibility of processing with nuclear spins in the brain

(2015) Matthew P.A. Fisher   ANNALS OF PHYSICS

The Role of Exciton Delocalization in the Major Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting Antenna of Plants

(2015) Charusheela Ramanan et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Single-molecule spectroscopy and imaging over the decades

(2015) W. E. Moerner et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

The radical pair mechanism and the avian chemical compass: Quantum coherence and entanglement

(2015) Yiteng Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Vibronic coupling explains the ultrafast carotenoid-to-bacteriochlorophyll energy transfer in natural and artificial light harvesters

(2015) Václav Perlík et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

The 2015 super-resolution microscopy roadmap

(2015) Stefan W Hell et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

How exciton-vibrational coherences control charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center

(2015) Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Vibronic origin of long-lived coherence in an artificial molecular light harvester

(2015) James Lim et al.   Nature Communications

A quantum protective mechanism in photosynthesis

(2015) Adriana Marais et al.   Scientific Reports

Single-molecule spectroscopy and imaging over the decades

(2015) W. E. Moerner et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Bacterial Reaction Centers Purified with Styrene Maleic Acid Copolymer Retain Native Membrane Functional Properties and Display Enhanced Stability

(2014) David J. K. Swainsbury et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Anthropogenic electromagnetic noise disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird

(2014) Svenja Engels et al.   NATURE

Quantum coherence in photosynthesis for efficient solar-energy conversion

(2014) Elisabet Romero et al.   Nature Physics

Numerical evidence for robustness of environment-assisted quantum transport

(2014) A. Shabani et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Efficient Biologically Inspired Photocell Enhanced by Delocalized Quantum States

(2014) C. Creatore et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Electron spin changes during general anesthesia in Drosophila

(2014) L. Turin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Toward control of electron transfer in donor-acceptor molecules by bond-specific infrared excitation

(2014) Milan Delor et al.   SCIENCE

Non-classicality of the molecular vibrations assisting exciton energy transfer at room temperature

(2014) Edward J. O’Reilly et al.   Nature Communications

DETECTION OF E-CYANOMETHANIMINE TOWARD SAGITTARIUS B2(N) IN THE GREEN BANK TELESCOPE PRIMOS SURVEY

(2013) Daniel P. Zaleski et al.   Astrophysical Journal Letters

Design principles and fundamental trade-offs in biomimetic light harvesting

(2013) Mohan Sarovar et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Consciousness in the universe

(2013) Stuart Hameroff et al.   Physics of Life Reviews

Quantum Coherent Energy Transfer over Varying Pathways in Single Light-Harvesting Complexes

(2013) R. Hildner et al.   SCIENCE

Quantum coherence controls the charge separation in a prototypical artificial light-harvesting system

(2013) Carlo Andrea Rozzi et al.   Nature Communications

Controlled Disorder in Plant Light-Harvesting Complex II Explains Its Photoprotective Role

(2012) Tjaart P.J. Krüger et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Dimerization of HCN in the gas phase: A theoretical mechanistic study

(2012) Min Kyoung Yim et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Solar light harvesting by energy transfer: from ecology to coherence

(2012) Gregory D. Scholes et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Taking Ockham's razor to enzyme dynamics and catalysis

(2012) David R. Glowacki et al.   Nature Chemistry

Multiscale photosynthetic and biomimetic excitation energy transfer

(2012) A. K. Ringsmuth et al.   Nature Physics

Quantum-coherent energy transfer: implications for biology and new energy technologies

(2012) A. Olaya-Castro et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Coherence and decoherence in biological systems: principles of noise-assisted transport and the origin of long-lived coherences

(2012) A. W. Chin et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Simultaneous Enhancement of Open-Circuit Voltage, Short-Circuit Current Density, and Fill Factor in Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Zhicai He et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Lessons from nature about solar light harvesting

(2011) Gregory D. Scholes et al.   Nature Chemistry

Molecular vibration-sensing component inDrosophila melanogasterolfaction

(2011) Maria Isabel Franco et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement

(2011) R. E. Blankenship et al.   SCIENCE

Fluorescence Spectral Dynamics of Single LHCII Trimers

(2010) Tjaart P.J. Krüger et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy in life sciences

(2010) Jan Willem Borst et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Quantum design for a light trap

(2010) Rienk van Grondelle et al.   NATURE

Coherently wired light-harvesting in photosynthetic marine algae at ambient temperature

(2010) Elisabetta Collini et al.   NATURE

Physical origins and models of energy transfer in photosynthetic light-harvesting

(2010) Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Long-lived quantum coherence in photosynthetic complexes at physiological temperature

(2010) G. Panitchayangkoon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome

(2010) D. G. Gibson et al.   SCIENCE

Pathways of Energy Flow in LHCII from Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy

(2009) Gabriela S. Schlau-Cohen et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Cryptochromes--a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want to know?

(2009) M. Liedvogel et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Bulk heterojunction solar cells with internal quantum efficiency approaching 100%

(2009) Sung Heum Park et al.   Nature Photonics

Cryptochrome Mediates Light-Dependent Magnetosensitivity of Drosophila's Circadian Clock

(2009) Taishi Yoshii et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Environment-assisted quantum walks in photosynthetic energy transfer

(2008) Masoud Mohseni et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Cryptochrome mediates light-dependent magnetosensitivity in Drosophila

(2008) Robert J. Gegear et al.   NATURE

Dephasing-assisted transport: quantum networks and biomolecules

(2008) M B Plenio et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS