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Peter Eggenberger:
In contrast to Sims' deterministic approach of translating genotype into phenotype, Eggenberger addresses the problem in a more biological way. His intention is to evolve an entire organism. He approaches this by doing a genome-based cell-to-cell communication to let evolve shapes of organisms.
He uses a 3-D grid of cells. These cells contain regulatory and structural genes. The regulatory genes can turn the structural ones on and off. The structural genes are responsible for the change in phenotype, and they all have a predefined function which can be e.g. cell division.
More on Eggenberger's research.
Below you see a T-shape that evolved out of a ball of cells.
