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Particles passing through barriers that should be impenetrable.

For the student highlighting a PDF on a tablet, the researcher checking a diagram on a phone, or the enthusiast printing out the chapter on bird navigation—this book is your gateway.

Yet, some biological processes happen with a speed and efficiency that classical chemistry cannot explain. "Life on the Edge" suggests that the "missing link" in our understanding of life is quantum mechanics. While most quantum effects are destroyed by the heat and vibration of a living cell (a process called decoherence), McFadden and Al-Khalili present evidence that evolution has found ways to maintain "quantum coherence" in the heart of the cell. Key Breakthroughs Explored in the Book