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Artificial life, a field that seeks to increase the role of
synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for
unlocking the secrets of life and for raising a host of disturbing issues -- scientific
and technical as well as philosophical and ethical. This book brings together
a series of overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of the groundbreaking
journal, Artificial Life, along with a new introduction by Christopher
Langton, Editor-in-Chief of Artificial Life, founder of the discipline,
and Director of the Artificial Life Program at the Santa Fe Institute.
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