Computing Substrates and Life
Tsuda, Soichiro, Zauner, Klaus-Peter and Gunji, Yukio-Pegio (2006) Computing Substrates and Life. In, Artmann, Stefan and Dittrich, Peter (eds.) Explorations in the Complexity of Possible Life. 7th German Workshop on Artificial Life , IOS Press, 39-49.
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Description/Abstract
Alive matter distinguishes itself from inanimate matter by actively maintaining a high degree of inhomogenous organisation. Information processing is quintessential to this capability. The present paper inquires into the degree to which the information processing aspect of living systems can be abstracted from the physical medium of its implementation. Information processing serving to sustain the complex organisation of a living system faces both the harsh reality of real-time requirements and severe constraints on energy and material that can be expended on the task. This issue is of interest for the potential scope of Artificial Life and its interaction with Synthetic Biology. It is pertinent also for information technology. With regard to the latter aspect, the use of a living cell in a robot control architecture is considered.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Event Dates: July 26-28, 2006 |
| ISBNs: | 1586036440 |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > Agents, Interactions & Complexity |
| Item ID: | 263593 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:20 |
| Contributors: | Tsuda, Soichiro (Author) Zauner, Klaus-Peter (Author) Gunji, Yukio-Pegio (Author) Artmann, Stefan (Editor) Dittrich, Peter (Editor) |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Additional Information: | Event Dates: July 26-28, 2006 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | IOS Press |
| Further Information: | Google Scholar |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/263593 |
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