The origin of life is a fascinating, unresolved problem whose deciphering would have
important scientific, epistemological and social implications. Over time, philosophers and …

Explanations for the patchy distribution of marine phytoplankton are critically reviewed with
the focus on the role played by lateral advection and mixing. Generating mechanisms for …

When is it better to use agent-based (AB) models, and when should differential equation
(DE) models be used? Whereas DE models assume homogeneity and perfect mixing within …

In this paper we examine the different formulations of Gillespie's stochastic simulation
algorithm (SSA)[D. Gillespie, J. Phys. Chem. 81, 2340 (1977)] with respect to computational …

The extent to which firms can react creatively to rather than adjust passively against new
techniques and practices is dependent on their command of technological knowledge and …

What is life? What type of system is life? How can we understand life? Or what does
“understanding life” really mean? Sixty years since the publication of What Is Life? by …

The search for powerful optimizers has led to the development of a multitude of
metaheuristic algorithms inspired from all areas. This work focuses on the animal kingdom …

Cyclic dominance of species has been identified as a potential mechanism to maintain
biodiversity, see, eg, B. Kerr, MA Riley, MW Feldman and BJM Bohannan [Nature 418, 171 …

We have developed a new numerical technique, called Green's-function reaction dynamics
(GFRD), that makes it possible to simulate biochemical networks at the particle level and in …

Conventional equations for enzyme kinetics are based on mass-action laws, that may fail in
low-dimensional and disordered media such as biological membranes. We present Monte …