Abstract
Immune systems provide a unique window on the evolution of individuality. Existing models of immune systems fail to consider them as situated within a biochemical context. We present a model that uses an NK landscape as an underlying metabolic substrate, represents organisms as having both internal and external structure, and provides a basis for studying the coevolution of pathogens and host immune responses. Early results from the model are discussed; we show that interaction between organisms drives a population to optima distinct from those found when adapting against an abiotic background.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Artificial Life: Proceedings of the Tenth European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2009) |
| Editors | Kampis George, Karsai István, Szathmáry Eörs |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 353-360 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |