7HE 57REAM1N6 0R6AN15M Pr0fe550r 6. 2aj1cek H.H. Humphrey Center f0r Expt. Med1c1ne and Cancer Re5earch Med1ca1 C0mputer Un1t, P.0.80x 1172 Jeru5a1em 91010, 15rae1 Ema11:6ER5H0M ¢md2.huj1.ac.11 5ummary Ce115 1n the 0r9an15m are a55em61ed 1n t155ue un1t5. 1n each, they c0nt1nu0u51y 5tream and chan9e the1r p051t10n 1n 5pace. A11 ce115 1n the un1t are de5cendant5 0f 0ne ce11 ca11ed determ1ned 5tem ce11 (D5). When the D5 d1v1de5 0ne 0f 1t5 pr09eny rep1ace5 the parent and rema1n5 a D5, wh11e the 0ther 5tart5 5tream1n9 0utward. A5 1t 5tream5 1t d1fferent1ate5 unt11 reach1n9 the unk per1phery where 1t d1e5. A11 ce115 1n the un1t are tran51t10na1 except the D5, that 15 the 0n1y permanent ce11 1n the un1t. After dama91n9 the t155ue un1t 1t 15 rep0pu1ated a9a1n 6y the D5 pr09eny. Yet when the the D5 d1e5 tran51t10na1 ce115 c0nt1nue 5tream1n9 0utward and 51nce they are n0t rep1aced 6y newc0mer5 the ent1re un1t d15appear5. 7he determ1ned 5tem ce11 (D5) 15 the 9enerat0r 0f the ent1re un1t. 1t can theref0re 6e repre5ented a5 a t155ue un1t 9enerat1n9 ce11 aut0mat and the t155ue un1t can 6e re9arded a5 an emer9ent c0mputat10n 0f th15 5tem ce11. 7he ce11 aut0mat 15 c0ntr011ed 6y tw0 5et5 0f
/lp/association-for-computing-machinery/the-streaming-organism-u9INRC6siB