On the emergence and evolution of artificial cell signaling networks
Decraene, James
(2007)
On the emergence and evolution of artificial cell signaling networks.
In: EvoPhD 2007: The Second European Graduate Student Workshop on Evolutionary Computation, 11-13 April 2007, Valencia, Spain.
This PhD project is concerned with the evolution of Cell
Signaling Networks (CSNs) in silico. CSNs are complex biochemical networks responsible for the coordination of cellular activities. We are investigating the possibility to build an evolutionary simulation platform that would allow the spontaneous emergence and evolution of Artificial Cell Signaling Networks (ACSNs). From a practical point of view, realizing and evolving ACSNs may provide novel computational paradigms for a variety of application areas. This work may also contribute to the biological understanding of the origins and evolution of real CSNs.