On Growth, Form and Computers

Authoritative text on the growing partnership between developmental biology and computer science

Presents a collection of 22 essays presenting the role that computers play in developmental biology research. This book shows how through computer modeling, researchers gain further insight into developmental processes. It covers their use in designing computer algorithms to tackle computer science problems in areas like neural network design.Conceived for both computer scientists and biologists alike, this collection of 22 essays highlights the important new role that computers play in developmental biology research. Essays show how through computer modeling, researchers gain further insight into developmental processes. Featured essays also cover their use in designing computer algorithms to tackle computer science problems in areas like neural network design, robot control, evolvable hardware, and more. Peter Bentley, noted for his prolific research on evolutionary computation, and Sanjeev Kumar head up a respected team to guide readers through these very complex and fascinating disciplines.