Entanglement and intra-molecular cooling in biological systems? - A quantum thermodynamic perspective

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential for entanglement and intra-molecular cooling in biological systems from a quantum thermodynamics perspective, emphasizing their roles in maintaining quantum coherence despite environmental decoherence.

Contribution

It introduces the idea that biological systems, as open driven thermodynamic systems, could sustain entanglement and cooling mechanisms, challenging traditional views on decoherence.

Findings

Entanglement may be maintained in biological systems due to error correction.

Biological systems could exhibit intra-molecular cooling at the molecular level.

Thermodynamic open systems can support quantum coherence despite decoherence.

Abstract

We discuss the possibility of existence of entanglement in biological systems. Our arguments centre on the fact that biological systems are thermodynamic open driven systems far from equilibrium. In such systems error correction can occur which may maintain entanglement despite high levels of de-coherence. We also discuss the possibility of cooling (classical or quantum) at molecular level.