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Computer Science graduate student interested in doing Artificial Life
project seeks biology major for joint effort. Project is to replicate, on
a computer, typical microbial growth patterns. Currently have four small
programs running, duplicating following experiments dimly remembered from
Microbial Physiology class taken some 20-odd years ago:
1. comparison of growth on two media, one of which provides
twice the energy per pixel as the other;
2. growth on medium where one portion has had heavy metal
ions (growth inhibitors) added;
3. growth on a medium consisting of four substrate molecules:
lactate, ammonia, phosphate, potassium, where approximately
equal numbers of each is necessary for growth and division;
4. change in genetic structure over time based on two factors:
- constant mutation rate,
- change in enviornment.
Please send mail to: saur at cs.odu.edu
Joseph M. Saur
3801 Hearthside Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
or phone: (804)-444-6669/5982 (w)
(804)-471-7953
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