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The cell is the basic form of living system. Metabolism and repair (M-R) are very basic functions for cells. M-R systems is an abstract description of this kind of living system. In this paper, we propose a modified metabolism-repair system to the ones presented earlies. The main change is that repair is treated only as a function and not a separate part of a cell. It repairs the functions of the whole living system. We try to combine the activity of cells with the formation of an organization. Simulation experiments on M-R systems have been done on screen, and it has been shown that this model is very reasonable.
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Zhang, Y., Sugisaka, M. & Xu, C. A new look at metabolism-repair systems—a living system on screen. Artif Life Robotics 3, 225–229 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02481185
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02481185