teffflon

teffflon t1_jbpdh5e wrote

anyone interested in more abstract mathematical models related to this question can consult, e.g., this page

https://www.moshesipper.com/the-artificial-self-replication-page.html

and this wiki shows the efforts of a community to find small self-replicating and other interesting patterns in Conway's Game of Life

https://conwaylife.com/wiki/

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