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Revolutionary research sets out to simplify the evolutionary complexities of life.

Australasian Business Intelligence, February, 2002

Feb 23, 2002 (The Sydney Morning Herald

ABIX via COMTEX) -- A scientist at the University of New South Wales is utilising a computer model to study life forms. Russell Standish says his "Grim Reaper" program analyses how life forms reproduce, mutate, and evolve into new species. The program has a single goal: to allow the replicating computer programs to replicate as fast as possible. Standish hopes to gain an insight into the evolutionary complexity of the modern world. The Australian Government has announced targeted funding for scientific research, in areas where Australia could become a world leader. Science organisations have decried the haste and lack of consultation associated with that decision.

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