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First replicating creature spawned in life simulator - physics-math - 16 June 2010 - New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627653.800-first-replicating-creature-spawned-in-life-simulator.html

IF YOU found a self-replicating organism living inside your computer, your first instinct might be to reach for the antivirus software. If, however, you are Andrew Wade, an avid player in the two-dimensional, mathematical universe known as the Game of Life, such a discovery is nothing short of an epiphany.
First replicating creature spawned in life simulator
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