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DESCRIPTION:Biological evolution is a great inventor. Over 4 billion years\
 , it has generated an astonishing diversity of lifeforms\, from the tinies
 t bacteria to the tallest trees.\nEach new organism inherits a genetic pro
 gram from its parents - a set of instructions to “build” the organism 
 itself. Random mutations in this program can alter the organism’s traits
 \, affecting its ability to survive in its environment. \nBut how do these
  small changes combine over thousands of generations to yield the vast com
 plexity we see in present-day lifeforms?\n\nIn this talk\, we discuss exam
 ples from our research\, using computer simulations to model the early evo
 lution of animals\, from single-celled microbes to complex multicellular o
 rganisms. \nWe show that evolution behaves a bit like a hacker\, repurposi
 ng the programs it previously built in unexpected ways to create new funct
 ions and structures. \n\nUnderstanding how evolution continually innovates
  is one of biology’s grand challenges. We also hope that uncovering thes
 e processes in biological systems will provide new perspectives on current
  debates about the generative and creative capabilities of AI.
DTSTAMP:20241227T122740Z
LOCATION:Saal GLITCH
SUMMARY:Biological evolution: writing\, rewriting and breaking the program 
 of life - Enrico Sandro Colizzi\, Renske Vroomans
URL:https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2024/fahrplan/talk/7YDWFB/
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