Abstract
Resistance mechanisms of organisms against toxic metals are based on a few different mechanisms provided by algae cells. These mechanisms can be localized on the cell wall, on the cell wall and cytoplasm membrane, and intracellular localized mechanisms. Due to these mechanisms, algae populations could be used for sorption of arsenic from contaminated waters. This process takes a long time and it's not very variable. With artificial life simulation based on multi-agent simulation system we are preparing a simulation that could at least partially substitute the real experiments with real cells. Artificial life simulation of alga Chlorella kessleri is based on real biological parameters and together with partial implementation of other mathematical models of algae population growth it will be used for simulating the process of absorbing heavy metals from contaminated water. Model implementation is done in Swarm—multi agent object based simulation system and it's libraries. Simulation is still in testing and debugging phase and it is not yet available for public.
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Csonto, J., Kadukova, J. & Polak, M. Artificial Life Simulation of Living Alga Cells and Its Sorption Mechanisms. Journal of Medical Systems 25, 221–231 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010785000977
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