Quantum Computation by Biological Systems
Authors: Mario D’Acunto
Journal: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MOLECULAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND MULTI-SCALE COMMUNICATIONS
DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3272230
Abstract:
Most problems and limitations associated with classical computing are eliminated in quantum computing. Despite the current methods of quantum computing which have to deal with the non-secondary problem of decoherence induced by the coupling of the system with the environment, biological systems use quantum physics at high temperature and in highly noise environments. As a consequence, taking inspiration from how DNA, enzymes and other biomolecules exploit quantum properties could help us find methods of quantum computation that could bypass the problems encountered in non-biological systems. In this paper, we shortly review bio-inspired qubits systems and how endonuclease restriction enzymes exploit quantum physics to solve searching problem, i.e., the identification of small sequences (4-6 nucleotides bases) in DNA (approximately 1 million nucleotides bases) complexes and its implication in developing universal quantum gates. The possible implications for quantum computation of this restriction enzyme feature is then briefly described
Keywords: Quantum computing, Logic gates, Quantum mechanics, Enzymes, Search problems, Biology, Qubit
