Interesting when you think about DNA and how that shapes things.
Equally, compression, is this an avenue worth exploring and a whole new way of doing things awaiting to be tapped?
Equally, compression, is this an avenue worth exploring and a whole new way of doing things awaiting to be tapped?
The Life pattern that most evokes DNA and self-replication is another megapattern from several years ago, the 0E0P metacell, which even has a visible "nucleus" for its "DNA":
https://conwaylife.com/wiki/0E0P_metacell