  The implications of large-scale coherence in biological systems and possible
links to quantum theory are only beginning to be explored. Whether quantum-like
coherent phenomena are relevant, or even possible at all, at the high
temperatures of biological systems remains unsettled. Here, we present a
broader perspective on biological organization and how quantum-like dynamics
and coherence might shape the very fabric from which complex biological systems
are organized. Regardless of its exact nature, a unique form of coherence seems
apparent at multiple scales in biology and its better characterization may have
broad consequences for the understanding of living organisms as complex
systems.
