Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay - Microtubules

I've followed Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay's work on and off over the years...

This was the first video I watched on his work at a Google Workshop on quantum biology back in 2013...





but more recently he did a two part interview which I found really interesting...






I noticed a couple of weeks ago that even the US military is now publishing recent research into Microtubules (from 2022) into the public domain:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This technical report presents the results of recently executed research at NIWC Pacific on the
topic of “Quantum Monitoring and Control of Biological Cells”. The primary objectives were to
develop quantum biology chips with biological elements, i.e. brain microtubules interfaced in
nanoscale proximity to semiconductor spin qubits (an option for quantum computing/networking
applications). The motivation was to advance fundamental knowledge on biological elements to
advance the field of brain-inspired electronics/neuromorphics and brain-electronic interfaces as well
as to explore nano-scale interactions, which may be relevant to viral processes and thus current
global health challenges such as COVID-19. The research will ultimately enable the design of new
information systems with features of what is referred to as “consciousness” by taking the step of
providing an unprecedented ability to monitor and control changes in these biological elements at the
nanoscale.

The scientific literature is currently very active with several studies focused on the key role of
nanoscale effects including those dominated by quantum physics in understanding consciousness;
these are including coherent energy/charge transfer, entanglement, tunneling, and spin processes that
are assisting to understanding brain function.

The specific steps taken in this work include: (1) Synthesizing a series of microtubules (MTs) with
native surface chemistry as well as surface modified chemistry to induce selective
photoluminescence, from commercial tubulin precursors; (2) Depositing these microtubules on
semiconductor spin qubit chips where the microtubules are in nanoscale proximity to optically active
qubits formed from vacancy states in silicon carbide crystals; (3) Performing advanced spectroscopy
of these MT-qubit chips under vacuum and cryogenic conditions spanning 4-10K to study the impact
of charge/energy transfer between the MTs and the qubits and the resulting impacts to the composite
spectra when taking a scan of the system response. In addition to this technical report, a U.S. patent
disclosure was filed on the concept and technology.