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This quantum model reveals the probabilistic nature of stem cell differentiation, highlighting its context-sensitive transitions.
We propose a quantum-like model to describe stem cell differentiation, treating the undifferentiated stem cell as a superposition of its potential differentiated states. The process of differentiation is then modeled as a quantum-like collapse, analogous to measurement in quantum mechanics. This approach offers a novel conceptual framework for capturing the probabilistic and context-dependent nature of cell fate decisions. This formalism may also apply to other biological systems governed by probabilistic and context-sensitive transitions.
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