"A-LIFE: Artificial life research switches to saving real lives"
An artficial intelligence research program has been refocused to simulate real biological organisms in hopes of gleaning an understanding of biological diversity. As described by Richard Lenski, these simulations will help direct research on living systems and will provide understanding of the origins of biocomplexity.

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