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    "abstract": "We focus on potential mechanisms for `energy-loss-free\u0027 transport along the\ncell microtubules, which could be considered as realizations of Fr\\\"ohlich\u0027s\nideas on the role of solitons for superconductivity and/or biological matter.\nIn particular, by representing the MT arrangements as `cavities\u0027,we present a\nnovel scenario on the formation of macroscopic (or mesoscopic) quantum-coherent\nstates, as a result of the (quantum-electromagnetic) interactions of the MT\ndimers with the surrounding molecules of the ordered water in the interior of\nthe MT cylinders. We present some generic order of magnitude estimates of the\ndecoherence time in a typical model for MT dynamics. The role of (conjectured)\nferroelectric properties of MT arrangements on the above quantum phenomena is\nemphasized. Based on these considerations, we also present a conjecture on the\nrole of the MT in `holographic\u0027 information processing, which resembles the\nsituation encountered in internal source X-ray holography in atomic physics.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/9802063",
    "authors": [
      "N. E. Mavromatos",
      "D. V. Nanopoulos"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "quant-ph",
      "cond-mat"
    ],
    "title": "Quantum Mechanics in Cell Microtubules: Wild Imagination or Realistic   Possibility?",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9802063"
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