Will recently proposed experiments be able to demonstrate quantum behavior of entire living organisms?

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the feasibility of experiments aiming to demonstrate quantum behavior in living organisms, concluding success is likely for viruses but unlikely for larger organisms due to classical-quantum boundary constraints.

Contribution

It provides an analysis of experimental feasibility for observing quantum superposition in living organisms, highlighting size-dependent limitations.

Findings

Feasibility is high for viruses.

Likely failure for larger organisms.

Classical-quantum boundary limits observed.

Abstract

Recently proposed experiments consider creating and observing the quantum superposition of small living organisms. Those proposed experiments are examined here for feasibility on the basis of results of earlier studies identifying a boundary separating obligatory classical behavior from quantum behavior. It appears that the proposed experiments may be expected to succeed for the case of viruses, but most probably fail for the case of the appreciably larger organisms that are also considered.