ロンドン・クイーンメアリー大学による新たな分析で、宇宙の物理定数は、生体細胞内での適切な液体の流れを可能にする狭い範囲内に収まっていることが示唆された。
物理学者のコスチャ・トラチェンコ氏率いる研究チームは、プランク定数や電子の電荷といった値がわずかに変化するだけでも粘性が大きく変わり、栄養素の輸送やタンパク質の折り畳みなど、生命維持に不可欠な細胞内のプロセスが阻害される可能性があると主張している。
物理定数と生命のつながり、液体の流れから解明
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