Biological control: can magnetic fields switch neurons on and off?
In this month’s feature by Patrick Hayden and Robert Myers, find out how the study of “qubits” could be key to uniting quantum theory and general relativity. Elsewhere, explore how physicists have waded into the debate over whether magnetic fields can control neurons and – in a cool bit of biological physics – discover why some birds don’t kick out intruder cuckoo eggs. Finally, in this month’s careers section, Xiaohui Fan and David Law reflect on how being part of the huge of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey collaboration shaped their development as researchers.
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