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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Lifeforms"”.
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Non-Gaussian Noise in Superconducting Circuits
… It is therefore not surprising that some lifeforms couple strongly to environmental fluctuations, and can leverage non-Gaussian noise to gain a competitive edge over their peers. In this thesis, I study non-Gaussian fluctuations using a system of Transmon qubits as ultra-sensitive quantum …
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Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models
… discovery of previously unseen Lenia and Boids lifeforms, as well as cellular automata that are open-ended like Conway’s Game of Life. Additionally, the use of FMs allows for the quantification of previously qualitative phenomena in a human-aligned way. This new paradigm promises to accelerate …
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Directed biogenic fabrication : programming cells and their ecosystems to grow civil infrastructure
… has produced in order to grow infrastructural lifeforms. The first two methods are exemplified through two architectural scale pavilions -Aguahoja I and II-while the third is shown through a series of prototypical materials synthesized by two types of bone cancer cells. This thesis makes …
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Rapid nutrient fluctuations and their implications for bacterial growth
Bacteria, like all lifeforms, rely on resource acquisition for growth, and the tight coupling between bacterial growth physiology and nutrient availability has long been observed. When nutrient environments shift on timescales of hours, days or seasons, bacteria adapt to a physiological steady …
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Phenotypic Switching of Bacterial Cells in Extreme Environments
… also useful in assessing the kind of microbial lifeforms that may exist elsewhere in our solar system, such as Mars, Europa, Ceres, and Enceladus, where the presence of liquid water is known.</p>
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Synthesis, Characterisation and Evolution of Escherichia coli with a Compressed Genetic Code
… are genetically distinct from all other lifeforms and may therefore prove useful for biocontainment and viral resistance. Chapter I outlines our understanding of the genetic code, intrinsic genomic sequence features such as synonymous codon choice, as well as concepts of genetic code …
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Visions of Possibilities: (De)Constructing Imperial Narratives in Star Trek: Voyager
… imperial approaches to engagement with other lifeforms. In order to move away from this intertwined thread of past/present/future imperialism, in my final chapter I propose alternatives for ecofeminist-inspired narrative approaches that offer possibilities for non-imperial futures. As my …
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INVESTIGATING THE LINK BETWEEN HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION PROTEIN BRCA2 AND DNA METHYLATION
… an epigenetic modification occurring across many lifeforms, primarily associated with the repression of gene expression. However, its influence on DNA replication and repair remains largely unknown. Here, we investigate the presence and mechanism of a functional link between the two processes. To …
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Pattern and process at a desert grassland-shrubland ecotone
… differences between the canopies of the dominant lifeforms. The use of the simulation model showed that black grama dominates the vegetation by a combination of intensive exploitation of water resources underneath its canopy and by its capacity to cope with soil disturbances, whereas creosotebush …
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Iterative and directed exploration of self-structuring embodied agents
… step toward the goal of creating artificial lifeforms with increasingly complex behaviours.
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A contextual classification approach for forest land cover mapping using high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery – a case study in Lake Tahoe, California
Maps of classified surface features are a key output from remote sensing. Conventional methods of pixel-based classification label each pixel independently by considering only a pixel’s spectral properties. While these purely spectral-based techniques may be applicable to many medium and …