Olivier Vermette
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Olivier Vermette
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Étudiant en biologie voulant répondre au question développementale, et ce, de façons quantitative

“C'est là le paradoxe suprême de la pensée que de vouloir découvrir quelque chose qu'elle-même ne puisse penser.” Sören Kierkegaard
Really love confocal microscope. Those are Drosophila Ovaries ( the green one) and the other one are testes. Thanks to my lab friend for the testes photo.
#confocalmicrocopie
October 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Tombs revealed by drought, microscopic flowers, and the moment of a decision made.

See the month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team

go.nature.com/46zFUoV
See space fireworks and lightning spaghetti — September’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
go.nature.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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You can try it for yourself here: distill.pub/2020/growing...

Read more about neural cellular automata: www.quantamagazine.org/self-assembl...
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The ability to simulate 3D quantum fields would present physicists with the tools to probe complex processes that are beyond the reach of even the most powerful supercomputers. Physicists are racing to get there first. www.quantamagazine.org/analog-vs-di...
Analog vs. Digital: The Race Is On To Simulate Our Quantum Universe | Quanta Magazine
Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers could illuminate phenomena that are far too complex for even the most powerful…
www.quantamagazine.org
September 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Even if disturbed, the textures made by building blocks called neural cellular automata have the ability to heal themselves. By understanding how simple components form complex systems, scientists could theoretically coax bodies to regenerate missing limbs. www.quantamagazine.org/self-assembl...
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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More videos from the webinar series are available here: www.youtube.com/@build-a-cel...

And if you'd like to watch future presentations live, you can find more information here: www.buildacell.org/seminar
How do lipids shape life? I explore this question in my recent talk for the Build-a-Cell 🦠 seminar series. Thanks to @kateadamala.bsky.social for hosting! Watch it here: youtu.be/JnF7hPCiSbI?...
Build-a-Cell seminar James Saenz: Harnessing minimal cells to understand the living membranes
YouTube video by Build-a-Cell
youtu.be
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms

https://go.nature.com/4mCImRm
Rare ‘ambidextrous’ protein breaks rules of handedness
Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms.
go.nature.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Is life itself, and perhaps consciousness and higher intelligence, inevitable in the universe? That depends on how complexity evolves.
Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex | Quanta Magazine
A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.
www.quantamagazine.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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This project is an unprecedented dataset of high resolution anatomical images of individual cells in mouse visual cortex, mapped on to their responses

https://go.nature.com/3YnGotC
The MICrONS Project
An unprecedented dataset of high resolution anatomical images of individual cells in mouse visual cortex, mapped on to their responses. This integrated view of function and structure lays a foundation for discovering the computational bases of cortical circuits.
go.nature.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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In a recent study, Fernando García-Moreno and his colleagues tracked the development of neural circuitry in cells from birds, mammals and lizards. The work shows that cognitive structures in different animals tend to look similar, but assemble in many ways.
Intelligence Evolved at Least Twice in Vertebrate Animals | Quanta Magazine
Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence multiple times.
www.quantamagazine.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM