Evolution as Computation
Contributors: Laura F. Landweber (Editor); Erik Winfree (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 17, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9783540667094
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Computer Programming; Evolution; Computers - General Information; Computers; Programming - General; Computer Books: General; Genetic Algorithms; Evolutionary programming (Comp; Artificial Intelligence - General; Computers / Artificial Intelligence; Chemistry - General; Evolutionary programming (Computer science)
First sentence: As we begin to apply information science approaches to evolutionary questions, it is essential to ask a foundational question: Can we use the standard repertoire of basic concepts in genetics, based largely on Mendelian studies in the first half of this century, or do we need to formulate new fundamental principles based on the last half century of molecular genetics?