Artificial cell division

After a survey of the theory and some realizations of self-replicating machines, this paper presents a novel self-replicating loop endowed with universal construction and computation properties. Based on the hardware implementation of the so-called Tom Thumb algorithm, the design of this loop leads...

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Published in:BioSystems 2004-08, Vol.76 (1), p.157-167
Main Authors: Mange, Daniel, Stauffer, André, Petraglio, Enrico, Tempesti, Gianluca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Animals
Artificial cell division
Artificial Intelligence
Autopoiesis
Biological Evolution
Cell Division - physiology
Cell Proliferation
Cellular automaton
Computer Simulation
Feedback - physiology
Humans
Models, Biological
Self-replication
Universal computation
Universal construction
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Summary:After a survey of the theory and some realizations of self-replicating machines, this paper presents a novel self-replicating loop endowed with universal construction and computation properties. Based on the hardware implementation of the so-called Tom Thumb algorithm, the design of this loop leads to a new kind of cellular automaton made of a processing and a control units. The self-replication of the Swiss flag serves as an artificial cell division example of the loop which, according to autopoietic evaluation criteria, corresponds to a cell showing the phenomenology of a living system.
ISSN:0303-2647
1872-8324
DOI:10.1016/j.biosystems.2004.05.010