Quantum entanglement between the electron clouds of nucleic acids in DNA · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1006.4053/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTQuantum entanglement between the electron clouds of nucleic acids in DNA — mentioned by shoyerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6873024urn:hackerpapers:mention:1006.4053:6873024Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:04:06 GMT<p>I recently finished my PhD on quantum effects in biology (my focus was on photosynthesis). This article and the many others like it are full of poorly substantiated hype. Yes, quantum mechanics is important to some biological processes. But (1) many physicists in this field have blatantly ignored vital chemical and biological details when constructing their models and (2) it&#x27;s not entirely clear who should be &quot;surprised&quot; by this sort of quantum entanglement, which is not that different from standard notions of chemical bonds. Also note that this news piece is actually from 2010, and the…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1006.4053/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-ph