The fascinating thing is that, somehow, sex evolved as a strategy. I suppose there was some "merging" before sex, though. Bacteria are capable of picking up random genetic material they find in the environment, and this is a capability that may be older than sex.
Random reference on this: On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/12/2013 15:57, Mike Archbold wrote: > > Evolution algorithm: > > A: Introduce random change > Test > IF improvement helps survival and reproduction keep else delete > Go To A > > Nature cooked up this little algorithmic number at some point, and it > has worked fine. A nice little algorithm which has been creating > forever. > > > Evolution also includes joining solutions together - in the form of sex > and symbiosis. > This "merging" is about as important as the better-known "splitting" > aspect. > Evolutionary computation enthusiasts should copy this aspect of evolution > too. > -- > __________ > |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ [email protected] Remove lock to reply. > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/7190161-766c6f07> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Abram Demski Blog: http://lo-tho.blogspot.com/ Leave anonymous feedback: http://www.admonymous.com/abramdemski ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
