title: Quantum: may be a new-found messenger in biological systems.
abstract: Current studies on biological communications mainly focus on chemical signals. Since organisms are extremely complex, different kinds of signals may exist in the process of cell communication. The most probable candidate for alternative forms of organism communications is electromagnetic radiation, as many experiments have confirmed that electromagnetic radiation widely exists in cells, tissues, organisms and even between organisms and their surroundings. The well-known connection between electromagnetic radiation and quantization of the energy transfer makes us to suggest a bold, but fresh view that quantum can serve as a biological messenger. This view also coincides with the medium of Qi in the human body according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Relating Qi with quantum may further explain a number of phenomena that cannot be explained solely by conventional chemical signaling systems.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Ministry of Health Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China. jxhan@sdu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jinxiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Meina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D060733:Electromagnetic Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional