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Artificial Life (2012) 18 (4): 425–444.
Published: 01 October 2012
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A computational model is presented that simulates stable growth of cellular structures that are in some cases capable of regeneration. In the model, cellular growth is governed by a gene regulatory network. By evolving the parameters and structure of the genetic network using a modified evolution strategy, a dynamically stable state can be achieved in the developmental process, where cell proliferation and cell apoptosis reach an equilibrium. The results of evolution with different setups in fitness evaluation during the development are compared with respect to their regeneration capability as well as their gene regulatory network structure. Network motifs responsible for stable growth and regeneration that emerged from the evolution are also analyzed. We expect that our findings can help to gain a better understanding of the process of growth and regeneration inspired by biological systems, in order to solve complex engineering problems, such as the design of self-healing materials.
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Artificial Life (2009) 15 (2): 227–245.
Published: 01 April 2009
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The Baldwin effect can be observed if phenotypic learning influences the evolutionary fitness of individuals, which can in turn accelerate or decelerate evolutionary change. Evidence for both learning-induced acceleration and deceleration can be found in the literature. Although the results for both outcomes were supported by specific mathematical or simulation models, no general predictions have been achieved so far. Here we propose a general framework to predict whether evolution benefits from learning or not. It is formulated in terms of the gain function, which quantifies the proportional change of fitness due to learning depending on the genotype value. With an inductive proof we show that a positive gain-function derivative implies that learning accelerates evolution, and a negative one implies deceleration under the condition that the population is distributed on a monotonic part of the fitness landscape. We show that the gain-function framework explains the results of several specific simulation models. We also use the gain-function framework to shed some light on the results of a recent biological experiment with fruit flies.