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Construction of living cellular automata using the Physarum plasmodium

Tomohiro ShirakawaDepartment of Computer Science, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Defense Academy of Japan, Yokosuka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hiroshi SatoDepartment of Computer Science, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Defense Academy of Japan, Yokosuka, JapanView further author information
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Shinji IshiguroDepartment of Computer Science, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Defense Academy of Japan, Yokosuka, JapanView further author information
Pages 292-304 | Received 11 Oct 2014, Accepted 27 Nov 2014, Published online: 24 Feb 2015

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