Abstract :
Schrödinger argued that coherent behaviour is one of the most remarkable properties of
life. Despite this, it is one of the most neglected properties, studied only by a few groups
of rather independent scientists in the domains of physiology but also of fundamental
physics. In contrast, classical cell physiology, built on membrane theory, does not take
coherent behaviour into account. Recently several independent approaches to the problem
of coherence have been unified yielding a new paradigm for cell physiology, which can be
derived from a non-linear Schrödinger equation. The new paradigm replaces outdated
membrane theory. Similarly (neo)Darwinism is not firmly grounded on fundamental physics.
However, during the eighties (neo)Darwinism was taken up in a broader theory of evolution,
based on the non-linear equations of fundamental physics. It is argued here that
life’s coherent behaviour and the new physiology built on these coherent properties is
directly compatible with the modern view on evolution, since both are based on the same
principles of non-linearity.
