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Quantum theory permits both long-term structural stability and discrete discontinuous changes—both required for genetic inheritance and mutation.

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Causal emergence in biological systems
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Examines how macro-scale causal power exceeds micro-scale in living and learning systems.
Quantum mechanics foundations of genetic stability
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Explores how quantum theory—not classical physics—explains hereditary persistence, discrete mutations, and molecular information encoding in biological systems.
Quantum basis of genetic stability
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Schrödinger's argument that quantum mechanics uniquely explains hereditary molecule persistence and mutation discreteness.

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