Evolving a Self-Repairing, Self-Regulating, French Flag Organism

Abstract. A method for evolving programs that construct multicellular structures (organisms) is described. The paper concentrates on the difficult problem of evolving a cell program that constructs a fixed size French flag. We obtain and analyze an organism that shows a remarkable ability to repair itself when subjected to severe damage. Its behaviour resembles the regenerative power of some living organisms.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: GECCO
• Authors: Julian Francis Miller
• Keywords: Evolving, GECCO 2004, Multicellular Structures, Size French Flag