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Living cellular automaton on the skin of lizards

23 Aug 2017
Living cellular automaton on the skin of lizards

The American Mathematical Society (USA) covers, with two interviews of Michel Milinkovitch, the recent discovery of the existence of a living cellular automaton on the skin of ocellated lizards.

Additional information is available here: https://www.lanevol.org/news/article/computing-lizard-new-york-times-and-other-media

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