Projektnummer

0063876

Zusammenfassung

Key biological processes involve conversion of energy into forms usable for chemical transformations or cellular signaling. This conversion often involves electronic degrees of freedom and occurs through chemical reaction, light absorption, excitation energy transfer, and electron or proton transfer. A particularly striking example of a possible quantum mechanical process is magnetoreception, which assists navigation in animals, for example in migratory birds. But how does a migratory bird find its way with a precision unobtainable by human navigators before the emergence of GPS? The ...