The Von Neumann Self-reproducing Architecture,
Genetic Relativism and Evolvability

Barry McMullin

http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~mcmullin/

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Presented at the Evolvability Workshop at
Artificial Life VII
August 1-6, 2000, Portland, Oregon.

Dublin City University
Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering
Artificial Life Laboratory
Technical Report Number: bmcm-2000-02

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Genetic Relativism and Evolvability

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