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I am interested in studying Neuronal Microtubules under microscopes with resolution 0.1 nm & enough penetrating depth so as to search for encoded situations of tubulins and study tubulin interactions & folding which would also give me an idea of quantum computations taking place that could explain for consciousness as suggested by Hameroff & Penrose (Orchestrated Objective Reduction Model). It would also answer the reason for intelligent behaviour showed by single-celled organisms.
The MT interior works as an electromagnetic wave guide, filled with water in an organized collective state, transmitting information through the brain. A gelatinous state of water in brain cells could boost these communication effects. The electromagnetic field can transfer information through the environment among the systems like a communication channel. The charge separation of the MTs is wide enough to store information. Due to its dynamic coupling the information can be stored as mechanical energy and chemical events.
This image shows a 3-D reconstruction of an intact microtubule, obtained using cyro-electron microscopy and image processing at a resolution of about eight Angstroms.