January 21, 2020

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Biological computation

Biological computation

Sara-Jane Dunn discusses an entirely different paradigm of computing: the information-processing carried out by cells. Focusing on examples from cutting-edge stem cell research, Sara shares formal techniques from computer science that allow us to peer into the inner workings of biology, make sense of the earliest stages of development, and even program cells for use in therapy.
Talk Title Biological computation
Speakers Sara-Jane Dunn (Microsoft Research)
Conference O’Reilly Velocity Conference
Conf Tag Build Resilient Distributed Systems
Location London, United Kingdom
Date October 18-20, 2017
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
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Sara-Jane Dunn discusses an entirely different paradigm of computing: the information-processing carried out by cells. Focusing on examples from cutting-edge stem cell research, Sara shares formal techniques from computer science that allow us to peer into the inner workings of biology, make sense of the earliest stages of development, and even program cells for use in therapy.

biology biological computer science
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