MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Abstract: Biology is a science concerned with the study of living organisms and quantum physics is concerned with observing the behavior of matter at the atomic level. Even though these two sciences seem largely unrelated, scientists are discovering that there may be crucial links between the two disciplines. The application of quantum mechanics to the biology has the potential to push the boundaries of the science and enable investigations that were previously impossible. The application of quantum physics to computing has led towards efforts to create quantum computers, computers that utilize particle states, or qubits, as the foundation of their logic architecture. Quantum computers are potentially capable of helping biologists to process large data sets at much faster speeds that current hardware can. The application of quantum mechanical theory to biology has also led to many interesting theories about how interactions at the atomic level influences the biology of living organisms. Such theories include ideas about how the quantum superposition of energy states influences the process of photosynthesis and or how particle spin might factor into the ability of birds to sense magnetic fields. This article will serve as an introduction to basic concepts of biology and quantum mechanics and examine the intersections between the two sciences.

Reader’s Profile: I am going to imagine a reader in the liberal arts who isn’t interested in the sciences and is completely unfamiliar with biological and quantum mechanical concepts.

Reader’s response: Your abstract is limited to discussions of the sciences themselves, but I am sure that there are related societal and environmental consequences that could also be discussed. Doing so would expand the range of topics that your paper could mention and expand its appeal. Also including some information about why these intersections matter to people not studying them would also help to broaden the appeal of this article.

Life Sciences? Seems better than Life.

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