Populations of organisms can be regarded as clouds of genetic variants evolving passively in response to mutation and natural selection. Counterdiabatic driving — a tool borrowed from quantum control — now offers the possibility of actively controlling both the rate and route followed by an evolving population.
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Weinreich, D.M. Herding an evolving biological population with quantum control tools. Nat. Phys. 17, 17–19 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-01050-w
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