(1) it's pretty advanced at points. Having a degree in any science discipline will really help you appreciate the book.
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I really enjoyed the chapters on smell and DNA replication in particular. I also like the fact that it is very well referenced throughout.
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the chapter on the magnetic sensing capability of birds is pretty good too.
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(3) if you have a degree in physics, then you can skim/skip the first 100 pages because they just introduce quantum mechanical phenomena
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Just curious but do they propose olfaction is quantum? I thought that was bunk.
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Not as such. IIRC (I read it in May) it was a combination of various mechanisms and they were discussing where QM could play a role
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they state that theories of olfaction have to involve both shape and vibrational mechanisms. Link to QM is not proved,
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"but tunneling by electrons is the only known mechanism that could plausably explain how proteins can detect vibrations in odour molecules"
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Thanks for the info on what they state. Interesting.
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