With ever-increasing computational power, simulations of biological systems have advanced exponentially over decades. For this month’s science ramble, let’s look at how close we are to simulating whole cells, and what our ability to simulate might teach us about the reality we inhabit.

Further reading

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https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(21)01488-4 – Research paper covered in this episode.

https://elifesciences.org/articles/45379 – An accessible review about minimal cells.

https://www.simulation-argument.com/matrix.html – A short essay by Nick Bostrom summarising his simulation argument.