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    "abstract": "Replication of DNA and synthesis of proteins are studied from the view-point\nof quantum database search. Identification of a base-pairing with a quantum\nquery gives a natural (and first ever) explanation of why living organisms have\n4 nucleotide bases and 20 amino acids. It is amazing that these numbers arise\nas solutions to an optimisation problem. Components of the DNA structure which\nimplement Grover\u0027s algorithm are identified, and a physical scenario is\npresented for the execution of the quantum algorithm. It is proposed that\nenzymes play a crucial role in maintaining quantum coherence of the process.\nExperimental tests that can verify this scenario are pointed out.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0002037",
    "authors": [
      "Apoorva Patel"
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      "quant-ph",
      "cond-mat",
      "hep-th",
      "physics.bio-ph",
      "q-bio.GN"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1007/s12043-001-0131-8",
    "journal_ref": "Pramana 56 (2001) 365",
    "title": "Quantum Algorithms and the Genetic Code",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0002037"
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