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Biological Traits in Artificial Self-Reproducing Systems

Biological Traits in Artificial Self-Reproducing Systems

Eleonora Bilotta, Pietro Pantano
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 2155-5028|EISSN: 2155-5036|EISBN13: 9781466614062|DOI: 10.4018/ijsss.2012070104
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Bilotta, Eleonora, and Pietro Pantano. "Biological Traits in Artificial Self-Reproducing Systems." IJSSS vol.2, no.2 2012: pp.69-83. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsss.2012070104

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Bilotta, E. & Pantano, P. (2012). Biological Traits in Artificial Self-Reproducing Systems. International Journal of Signs and Semiotic Systems (IJSSS), 2(2), 69-83. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsss.2012070104

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Bilotta, Eleonora, and Pietro Pantano. "Biological Traits in Artificial Self-Reproducing Systems," International Journal of Signs and Semiotic Systems (IJSSS) 2, no.2: 69-83. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsss.2012070104

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Abstract

This article presents an artificial taxonomy of 2-D, self-replicating cellular automata (CA) that can be considered as proto-organisms for structure replication. The authors found that the process of self-reproduction is a widespread mechanism. In fact, self-reproducers in 2-D CA are very common and the authors discovered almost 10 methods of self-replication. The structures these systems produce, from ordered to complex ones, are very similar to those found in biological endeavor. After examining self-replicating structures and the way they reproduce, the authors consider their behavior in relation to the patterns they realize and to the function they manifest in realizing artificial organisms. According to the authors, many methods produced by CA are based on universal models of biological cell development. The relevance of such work consists in the goal of modeling the evolution of living systems that can lead us to a better understanding of the essential properties of life.

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