Understanding the workings of your body can be difficult. While you may make an effort to learn about how your body functions as well as the different systems that ensure living every second; school biology will not be sufficient when you want to understand the complexities. Many individuals aspire to be doctors but such a profession is mainly related to the treatment of diseases. You may find it more fulfilling to learn about metabolism and its complexities by delving into research work.

Quantum Metabolism is an intriguing term that requires a true understanding of both physics and biology specifically metabolism. 

Connotation of Quantum Metabolism

You are well used to measuring different things and using the results when you are well versed in physics. Again, physics may be applied to understand quantum biology too. The complicated process of photosynthesis in plants can be answered perfectly with the aid of physics. Trying to discover how the diverse systems of your body synchronize to become a unit is particularly interesting too. This is where the study of quantum metabolism enters!

You may check out the quantization rules applied to mitochondrial enzymes by comparing them with the theory of vibrations in solids published by Debye which follows from the original work done by Einstein. The allometric scaling laws of physiology were defined mathematically by Quantum Metabolism henceforth. The only thing you need to do is replace the body weight with metabolic rates. The state of optimum health can be derived by taking the synchronized energy production of Quantum Metabolism into account. 

Quantum Metabolism & Cancer

This field of study further draws inferences for the development and proliferation of cancer cells by comparing the principle of natural selection to the theory of quantum metabolism. The genomic outlook or random distribution of chromosomes is important for both research studies and the management of cancer. Scientists observed the following by studying the following scenarios closely:-

• Ontogenetic: The cancer cells are limited to the tissues with epithelial cells being more prone to developing cancer than mesenchymal cells. However, the distribution and severity of cancer differs from organ to organ
• Epidemiological: The incidence of cancer increases with age and also abates when the concerned subject reaches an advanced age
• Phylogenetic: Cancer develops in various organisms and is not typical of human beings. However, the proliferation of cancerous cells is not the same for every species. The genetic transformations required for malignancy are limited in mice as compared to humans. A reversal of such genes has been observed in mice but not in humans

Development and proliferation of cancer in cells usually follow a sequence namely:-

• Metabolic instability
• Metabolic alteration
• Natural Selection
• Genomic instability

The first i.e. metabolic instability is considered to be the primary reason for developing cancer. The last stage or genomic instability is the result.

You may analyze the metabolic rate of normal cells and compare them to that of cancer cells using Quantum Metabolism. It is thus an analytical theory that explains energy transduction between cells.