This talk is the fourth in a new series of bi-weekly artificial intelligence talks organised by the School of Computer Studies at the University of Leeds . The seminars are intended to be an informal chance to learn about and discuss research being carried out within the Leeds artificial intelligence community , and beyond. They are open to anyone with an interest in AI research. An artificial genome with biologically plausible properties was developed and the dynamics of gene expression were studied.
Genes activate or inhibit other genes by binding to their regulatory sequences.
Moreover, the system may provide a new hypothesis about the role of junk DNA in real genomes. In addition to these biological implications, the apporach used here is thought to provide a flexible basis for future simulation of morphogenesis. A theory for their global structures and behavior. A postscript version of a recent paper by the author on this topic is available here .