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Biological Cellular Automata Laboratory (BioCA Lab) |
This module includes both linear cellular automata and 2D cellular automata. For linear CA, users can choose from a set of popular rules or define their own. For 2D CA, examples of a toroidal, cylindrical, and walled spatial configurations are presented, with a library of preset patterns and the ability to customize patterns. The original 3 rules for survival, death, and birth are implemented in this module, but users with some Excel® knowledge can implement variations on these rules. Cellular automata have been extensively used in biology to model the development of pigmentation in textile cone shells, the spread of forest fires, and epidemics, for example. |
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Author(s): Published by: BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium OS: win98:win2000:winXP |
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Fundamental Mathematical Concept |
Game of Life |
Developed by: |
![]() John Horton Conway |
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