Kurt Thorn
@kurtthorn.bsky.social
Chief Technology Officer at ArrePath. Using Chemistry ML, imaging, and computer vision to accelerate antibiotic discovery and design. Formerly Zymergen, Nikon Imaging Center at UCSF.
I once cleared a tick in some organic solvent (I forget which) and got good images of it. I imagine most insects are pretty autofluorescent. Also chlorophyll autofluorescence and pollen.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I once cleared a tick in some organic solvent (I forget which) and got good images of it. I imagine most insects are pretty autofluorescent. Also chlorophyll autofluorescence and pollen.
I was fortunate enough to have dinner with Matt Meselson a few times and he was always entertaining (I hope he doesn’t have any scandals I don’t know about).
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I was fortunate enough to have dinner with Matt Meselson a few times and he was always entertaining (I hope he doesn’t have any scandals I don’t know about).
This is the second time today that SGIs have come up as an age marker
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is the second time today that SGIs have come up as an age marker
Also, it seems kind of unpredictable? Like one session used an hour of API time and one used 10 minutes and they cost about the same?
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Also, it seems kind of unpredictable? Like one session used an hour of API time and one used 10 minutes and they cost about the same?
Also sloth vs croissant: www.sporcle.com/games/sprout...
www.sporcle.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Also sloth vs croissant: www.sporcle.com/games/sprout...
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Oh my! the reviewer and editor comments 😜😂
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Oh my! the reviewer and editor comments 😜😂
I wish she had a parafilm companion!
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I wish she had a parafilm companion!
Who is Sally Hughes? This is an impressive list
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Who is Sally Hughes? This is an impressive list