Quantum Coherence in Photosynthesis: The groundbreaking research in this field comes from Graham Fleming's team at the University of California, Berkeley. Their studies on the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex were the first to provide experimental proof of long-lasting electronic coherence in a biological system.
​Engel, G. S. et al. "Evidence for wavelike energy transfer in photosynthetic light-harvesting." Nature, Vol. 446, No. 7137, 2007, pp. 782-786.
​Quantum Tunneling in Enzymes: The concept of quantum tunneling playing a role in enzymatic reactions is well recognized. Significant research in this area has demonstrated that certain enzymes exhibit reaction rates that surpass what classical transition-state theory can explain.
​Klinman, J. P. "Anatomy of an enzyme's hydrogen tunneling." Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Vol. 23, No. 10, 1998, pp. 367-370.
​Avian Magnetoreception: The radical pair mechanism has emerged as a potential explanation for how birds find their way, becoming a key focus in quantum biology research. This theory was initially proposed by Klaus Schulten and has gained support from various experimental studies.
​Ritz, T. et al. "A model for photoreceptor-based magnetoreception in birds." Biophysical Journal, Vol. 83, No. 4, 2002, pp. 2003-2009.
​Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) Theory: This highly debated hypothesis, which connects quantum mechanics to consciousness, was put forth by Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff. Despite facing criticism, their work has ignited considerable discussion and prompted a fresh look at the physical foundations of consciousness.
​Hameroff, S. & Penrose, R. "Consciousness in the universe: a review of the 'Orch OR' theory." Physics of Life Reviews, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2014, pp. 39-78.
​Vibrational Theory of Olfaction: This alternative perspective