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Continuing Adventures in Artificial Life

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Artificial Life Models in Software

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  1. Computer Science, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK

    Peter W. McOwan

  2. Soda Creative Ltd., London, E2 8HD, UK

    Edward J. Burton

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  1. Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 2, 60-965, Poznan, Poland

    Maciej Komosinski

  2. Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK

    Andrew Adamatzky

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McOwan, P.W., Burton, E.J. (2009). Sodarace. In: Komosinski, M., Adamatzky, A. (eds) Artificial Life Models in Software. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-285-6_3

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