2/ We’ll be sharing more soon, but for now, here are a few moments from the event.

Shoutout to organizers: Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) & the @quantumbioorg.bsky.social.

Trivia
A relaxed end to the week where the community tests knowledge of quantum effects in living systems, emerging science, and DAO lore. It’s fun, fast, and open to everyone.
🗓 Friday, Nov 14
🕓 9am PT | 12pm ET
📍 quantumbiology.community

Community Call
Our weekly coordination session for contributors and newcomers alike. We’ll share updates across the ecosystem, discuss DAO initiatives, and continue planning experiments, collaborations, and outreach.
🗓 Thursday, Nov 13
🕓 9am PT | 12pm ET
📍 quantumbiology.community

AMA
Co-founder Geoff Anders will be a guest in an AMA hosted by the Crypto Streams Lounge community on Telegram. Join to listen in and be part of the discussion on quantum biology and where the field is headed.
🗓 Monday, Nov 10
🕓 10am PT | 1pm ET
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7/ Understanding these mechanisms could inspire new ways to control biological reactions using light or magnetic fields, opening doors to gentler forms of medicine, bioengineering, and environmental sensing.

6/ Why It Matters
Photolyase shows that life can use light not only as energy, but as information.

If quantum spin effects play a role in this process, it would mean that evolution found a way to use the most fundamental rules of physics to protect and sustain life.

5/ This kind of mechanism is still being studied, but it suggests that quantum effects could shape how energy flows through living systems.

4/ The Quantum Question
One leading idea is that when photolyase absorbs light, it forms a short-lived radical pair — two molecules each carrying an unpaired electron.

Those electrons may interact in ways that depend on their quantum spins, which can be influenced by magnetic fields.

3/ A Clue from Magnetism
Experiments suggest photolyase and its close relatives, cryptochromes, can change behavior under very weak magnetic fields (even Earth-strength ones). That’s leading researchers to wonder whether quantum forces might influence these light-activated reactions.

2/ What Is Photolyase
When UV light damages DNA, photolyase steps in. It absorbs blue light and transfers that energy through a molecule called FAD to repair the DNA, restoring it with atomic precision. Photolyase is found across bacteria, plants, and many animals.

3/ The @quantumbioorg.bsky.social is leading foundational research. We're helping fund it and opening the door for more people to participate in building the future of the field.

If you care about science or how we organize knowledge in the 21st century, this is a space to watch.

2/ The potential is enormous. From understanding how cells function to unlocking new approaches in health, longevity, and biomanufacturing.

What makes this moment unique is that the culture is being built alongside the science. Transparent methods. Shared data. Community-driven progress.

4/ These are early results, but part of a broader effort to build a quantum microscope capable of directly detecting quantum states in living systems.

More experiments (and tools) are on the way. 🔬

3/ A custom script segmented each colony and measured average fluorescence, revealing a clear field-linked response.

If this response can’t be explained by classical mechanisms, it may suggest that a quantum mechanism is at play...