https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_theories_of_quantu...
Here is McFaddens and Khalili's 1999 paper A quantum mechanical model of adaptive behaviour http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Johnjoe_Mcfadden/publica...
It is an interesting new field and much more scholarly than the OP article allows.
They have a book which goes in depth and Jim has an excellent BBC tv show presenting the key ideas.
Here are Khalili's Royal Institution lecture, the book and tv show, which cover the same material in depth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwgQVZju1ZM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Edge-Coming-Quantum-Biology/dp/...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v85cj
The IAS 2012 workshop on Quantum Biology has a number of presentations:
http://www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/workshops/quantumbiology/report....
Here is Jim's 2012 presentation on the role of Quantum tunneling in Adaptive Genetic mutation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iujZr42Aho4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iujZr42Aho4
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Edge-Coming-Quantum-Biology/dp/0...