Simulating evolution's first steps

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Volumn 2801, Issue , 2003, Pages 51-58

  Hutton, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; BIOCATALYSTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SELF REPRODUCING AUTOMATA;

ARTIFICIAL CHEMISTRIES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; REPLICATORS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

ARTIFICIAL CHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS; SELF-REPLICATORS;

EID: 7444228485     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-39432-7_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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