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Physicists Adrien Fiorucci and Marios Petropoulos on France Culture
Physicists Adrien Fiorucci and Marios Petropoulos on France Culture The two researchers from the Center for Theoretical Physics (CPHT*) were interviewed on France Culture’s “La Science au Labo” series for their work on extending the holographic principle, which could lead to a theory of quantum gravity.
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First observation of unusual DNA structures in archaea
First observation of unusual DNA structures in archaea A team from the Optics and Biosciences Laboratory (LOB*) has identified structures called G-quadruplexes in the genome of archaea, single-celled organisms. This discovery opens up new perspectives on the study of the role of these structures and the
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Ami Labs, led by Alexandre Lebrun, is the start-up set to revolutionise AI and has raised £1 billion
Ami Labs, led by Alexandre Lebrun, is the start-up set to revolutionise AI and has raised £1 billion The start-up Ami Labs (Advanced Machine Intelligence), founded by French researcher Yann LeCun (former Chief Scientist at Meta and winner of the 2018 Turing Award), became a unicorn as soon as it was created. It will be led by Alexandre Lebrun. He is
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