Simulating

In a very interesting recent post on Terra Nova entitled Simulating terror, Ren Reynolds digs up the following gem from an interview with Will Wright last September.

Simulating terror 2005

That paper, called Simulating Evolution by Gene Duplication of Protein Feature that Requires Multiple Amino Acid Residues, was based upon a computer simulation that attempted to answer the question of how long it would take cumulative point mutations in a single gene to produce a new trait - the interaction of two proteins - requiring a change in multiple amino acid residues if there was no selective advantage to preserve any of the individual mutations until they were all present and the final result was fully functional.

The Panda's Thumb: Their Own Words Archives 2009

That paper, called Simulating Evolution by Gene Duplication of Protein Feature that Requires Multiple Amino Acid Residues, was based upon a computer simulation that attempted to answer the question of how long it would take cumulative point mutations in a single gene to produce a new trait - the interaction of two proteins - requiring a change in multiple amino acid residues if there was no selective advantage to preserve any of the individual mutations until they were all present and the final result was fully functional.

The Panda's Thumb: October 2005 Archives 2005

That paper, called Simulating Evolution by Gene Duplication of Protein Feature that Requires Multiple Amino Acid Residues, was based upon a computer simulation that attempted to answer the question of how long it would take cumulative point mutations in a single gene to produce a new trait - the interaction of two proteins - requiring a change in multiple amino acid residues if there was no selective advantage to preserve any of the individual mutations until they were all present and the final result was fully functional.

Behe Disproves Irreducible Complexity - The Panda's Thumb 2005

Simulating a dose of radiation is a complicated process.

Scientists Find Safer Ways To Test Medical Procedures Shirley S. Wang 2011

Simulating the UN work is a hard work -- but we can handle it.

Daniel Nehemia: Connecting the Dots Daniel Nehemia 2012

Simulating 100,00 regular seasons yields a clearer distribution of win streaks and, as a testament to the team's abilities, Ohio State had a 56.6% chance of winning at least twenty-four games in a row.

Daniel Adler: Which Ohio Basketball Streak Was More Improbable? Daniel Adler 2011

* Previously: Simulating sex in a car to promote ChicagoNow.

Using shackled prisoners to promote a website 2009

Simulating exhaustion, she slowly crawled out and sank down panting near her aunt.

CHAPTER XVI 2010

Simulating air-bag deployment is important because otherwise auto manufacturers would have to crash a lot of cars to determine which ones are safe -- an expensive prospect.

When origami meets rocket science 2010