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After a survey of some typical realizations of self-replicating machines, this paper presents the self-replication based on construction and the self-replication based on inspection of an interactive loop, chosen as an easily understandable example. The construction-based replication process is achieved by translation and transcription of the configuration information of the loop in the processing unit of a data and signals cellular automaton (DSCA). The inspection-based replication process is realized by duplication and translation of the same configuration information in the processing unit of the DSCA.
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Stauffer, A., Mange, D., Tempesti, G. (2005). Construction-Based and Inspection-Based Universal Self-replication. In: Capcarrère, M.S., Freitas, A.A., Bentley, P.J., Johnson, C.G., Timmis, J. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11553090_81
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