Category Archives: Biology

Brownian Motion App

By Jim | Published: 2022/01/19

Brownian Motion Simulation demonstrates the phenomenon of brownian motion, where microscopic particles display a random walk due to molecular collisions. For instance, particles suspended in liquid move due to random collisions by water molecules that are in constant motion. The Brownian Motion Simulation script was coded in Python and Pygame. To run in the web […]

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Biomorph Evolve App

By Jim | Published: 2021/12/12

Biomorph Evolve is a computer simulation of biomorph evolution. A biomorph is a form that resembles a living organism. The simulation derives altered biomorph morphology due to an evolutionary process. The program is an implementation of Richard Dawkins' Blind Watchmaker algorithm discussed in his book The Blind Watchmaker and his article The Evolution of Evolvability […]

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Genetic Construct Program

By Jim | Published: 2010/10/07

Genetic Construct is a program that generates a visual construct of a genetic sequence. I programmed it in Python programming language for the visual exploration of genetic sequence constructs to discover genetic patterns that could be the genetic signature for gene regulatory switches, or protein motifs and structural domains, biologically important in gene control and […]

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Biomorph Entity Simulation

By Jim | Published: 2009/12/03

The Biomorph Entity program simulates a virtual creature. From experimenting with simple rules that govern the interaction of the segments, the computer simulation developed an emergent behaviour of the collective. In the future, I may add genes to express the discreet rules and in using genetic programming techniques bring evolution to the virtual environment, as […]

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Replicant: The Molecule of Life

By Jim | Published: 2009/11/28

Replicant is a program that simulates the molecule of life, DNA. The model is based on some simple principles. I wrote it using Python programming language and the Pygame multimedia library. Later, I will try to bring further complexity to the model, such as interaction between complementary bases of the double helix. Submitted by Jim […]

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Microbial Simulation Video

By Jim | Published: 2009/11/16

I have uploaded a video clip to demonstrate my program Microbe, a Microbial Simulation. Microbe, written in Python programming language, simulates the biological behaviour of microbes, and explores the dimension of artificial life. You can view the video on the demo videos page. I will upload more clips of my other projects. Submitted by Jim […]

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Biology Simulations

By Jim | Published: 2009/10/11

In addition to extensive updating Microbe - Microbial Simulation, I have updated my other biology simulation programs, Replicator Machine and Neural Construct. These projects have been programmed in Python/Pygame. One important update has been to adapt the GUI interface panel that I started in the Microbe program to function in my other programs. This led […]

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Neural Construct Released

By Jim | Published: 2009/08/07

Neural Construct is a neural simulation program. The construct is a neuron matrix that is responsive to stimuli. The individual neurons have been programmed with some basic neuron functionality, and along with the neural interconnections that network through the construct, emerge complex signals. I programmed it in Python/Pygame. Submitted by Jim on August 7, 2009 […]

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Replicator Machine Released

By Jim | Published: 2009/07/12

Replicator Machine is a viral infection simulation. The program simulates basic infection in which the virus infects a cell and replicates. In control of a nanobot, you can combat the virus. I programmed it using the Python programming language and the Pygame library. Submitted by Jim on July 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm

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Microbe Released

By Jim | Published: 2009/03/08

With the intent to apply a computational approach to experiment with biological concepts, I have been learning programming. I have dual goals, to explore the code of life and to venture into the realm of artificial life. With this aspiration, I have pursued several projects that are designed in Python programming language. One program that […]

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