Evolution@Home
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evolution@home was a volunteer computing project for evolutionary biology, launched in 2001.[1][2] The aim of evolution@home is to improve understanding of evolutionary processes. This is achieved by simulating individual-based models. The Simulator005 module of evolution@home was designed to better predict the behaviour of Muller's ratchet.[2][3]
The project was operated semi-automatically; participants had to manually download tasks from the webpage and submit results by email using this method of operation. yoyo@home used a BOINC wrapper to completely automate this project by automatically distributing tasks and collecting their results. Therefore, the BOINC version was a complete volunteer computing project. yoyo@home has declared its involvement in this project finished.[4]
See also
- Artificial life
- Digital organism
- Evolutionary computation
- Folding@home
- List of volunteer computing projects