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Predicts quantum transistors in cells, bio-hybrid quantum computers, and a new therapeutic toolkit.
Sets up the historical conflict between Niels Bohr (who said quantum effects are washed out in life) and Schrödinger (who disagreed). The authors promise to settle the score.