Engineering of highly autonomous biosystems: Review of the relevant literature
1998; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/(sici)1098-111x(199808)13
ISSN1098-111X
Autores Tópico(s)Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
ResumoInternational Journal of Intelligent SystemsVolume 13, Issue 8 p. 749-783 Engineering of highly autonomous biosystems: Review of the relevant literature O. G. Clark, Corresponding Author O. G. Clark Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, CanadaDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorR. Kok, R. Kok Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author O. G. Clark, Corresponding Author O. G. Clark Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, CanadaDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorR. Kok, R. Kok Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 December 1998 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-111X(199808)13:8 3.0.CO;2-JCitations: 5AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract This article is a general guide to the literature associated with the development of highly autonomous biosystems. The specific context of the article is the EcoCyborg Project, in which computer models are used to investigate the engineering of ecosystems combined with artificially intelligent control networks. The project exists at the nexus of several expansive fields of research, and the review therefore is not comprehensive. Instead, it is a general guide to the literature associated with the relevant themes. First we give the definition of a biosystem as an adaptive, complex, dynamic system that is alive to some degree. A brief overview is given of the historical development of holistic ecology, followed by a discussion of what it means for a system to be “alive.” Second we review the engineering of natural, modified, and entirely artificial biosystems for various purposes. 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