Rejuvenation and Cancer
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This rises the urgent question if artificial systems can develop some form | This rises the urgent question if artificial systems can develop some form | ||
| - | of cancer, too, if we try to build systems with these very desirable self-* | + | of cancer, too, if we try to build systems with these very desirable [[Self-Star_Properties|self-* properties]]. |
| - | properties. Is there a form of cancer in complex adaptive systems in general, | + | Is there a form of cancer in complex adaptive systems in general, not only |
| - | not only in biological organisms, but also in ecological, economical, social or | + | in biological organisms, but also in ecological, economical, social or |
political systems ? This would perhaps be an element arising from the need | political systems ? This would perhaps be an element arising from the need | ||
for self-rejuvenation which proliferates, spreads and replicates itself until it | for self-rejuvenation which proliferates, spreads and replicates itself until it | ||