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Imitation of life : how biology is inspiring computing /

As computers and the tasks they perform become increasingly complex, researchers are looking to nature -- as model and as metaphor -- for inspiration. The organization and behavior of biological organisms present scientists with an invitation to reinvent computing for the complex tasks of the future...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Forbes, Nancy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Mit Press, ©2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Artificial neural networks
  • Evolutionary algorithms
  • Cellular automata
  • Artificial life
  • DNA computation
  • Biomolecular self-assembly
  • Amorphous computing
  • Computer immune systems
  • Biologically inspired hardware
  • Biology through the lens of computer science.