Nature-inspired metaheuristics
Biogeography-based optimization (BBO) is an evolutionary algorithm (EA) that optimizes a function by stochastically and iteratively improving candidate solutions with regard to a given measure of quality, or fitness function. BBO belongs to the class of metaheuristics since it includes many variations, and since it does not make any assumptions about the problem and can therefore be applied to a wide class of problems. BBO is typically used to optimize multidimensional real-valued functions, but it does not use the gradient of the function, which means that it does not require the function to be differentiable as required by classic optimization methods such as gradient descent and quasi-newton methods. BBO can therefore be used on discontinuous functions. BBO optimizes a problem by maintaining a population of candidate solutions, and creating new candidate solutions by combining existing ones according to a simple formula. In this way the objective function is treated as a black box that merely provides a measure of quality given a candidate solution, and the function's gradient is not needed. Like many EAs, BBO was motivated by a natural process; in particular, BBO was motivated by biogeography, which is the study of the distribution of biological species through time and space. BBO was originally introduced by Dan Simon in 2008. (Wikipedia).
Research Methods of Biopsychology
With some information regarding the organization of neurons and neural pathways, we are ready to start getting into some deeper topics. But before we do that, it will be useful to get a general sense of precisely how we learn about the things we will be discussing. The brain is complicated
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Bioethics | Biotechnology | Transgenic Organisms | GMO | Cloning | Don't Memorise
Ethical issues are always a silent part of each progressive system. So is the case with Biotechnology. There are several issues which pop up with the newer Experiments and when Organisms are used as Study models. All these issues are studied under the roof of Bioethics. Watch this video
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Biostatistics Tutorial Full course for Beginners to Experts
Biostatistics are the development and application of statistical methods to a wide range of topics in biology. It encompasses the design of biological experiments, the collection and analysis of data from those experiments and the interpretation of the results. The following topics of #bi
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The rising demand for bioprinting has fueled fresh innovation in the field. 🧐 The world of 3D printing is one of the most exciting sectors as well as one of the most practical and useful. 🙌 Printing human skin is the next step to evolving 3D printing. ⚡🦴 Watch the video to learn more ab
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Synthetic Biology and Materials Science Part 1: Biological Manufacturing
We've discussed some aspects of biotechnology already, but we have yet to discuss the promising field of synthetic biology. We are now able to manipulate biological organisms in ways that have technological applications, and one of the most important of these applications has to do with ma
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29. Island Biogeography and Invasive Species
Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) Geography is very important in ecology. Two major systems have been designed to model this, island biogeography and metapopulations. The idea of metapopulations is more recent, and has emerged as the dominant theory. Metapopulation
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The Invisible Line in the Indian Ocean
There’s an invisible line between two groups of islands in the Indian Ocean with two totally different animal populations. It took three branches of science to figure out why it exists. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreo
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Biogeography: Where Life Lives
As our planet has coughed up new oceanic islands and ripped its land masses apart, organisms have found themselves stranded in new environments. And every time, evolution has helped them adapt. Play the Evolution Lab: http://www.pbs.org/nova/labs/lab/evolution/ Find discussion questions
From playlist Evolution | High School Biology | Khan Academy
Let's learn all about the human brain! It's the most complex and fascinating object in the known universe. It's the source of our consciousness, so we wouldn't be much without it. This course will assume prior knowledge from my biochemistry, biology, and anatomy & physiology courses, so ma
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004 - Scientific Evidence for Evolution Paul Andersen lists major evidence for the existence of evolution. He begins with a discussion of Charles Darwin and the evidence that he presented in the Origin of Species, including biogeography, fossils, and homologies. He also explains how DNA
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Binary Genetic Algorithm - Part 1: Introduction
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Dr. Schaefer studies the systematics, biogeography, and evolutionary morphology of tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America. Fieldwork involves discovery of undescribed fish diversity in poorly known regions, such as the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers of South America. Current p
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Eriko TAKANO - Harnessing synthetic biology for the production of high-value chemicals
Our ability to readily sequence complete genomes and to manipulate/re-design them on a large scale enables the design and construction of organisms with new functionalities of unprecedented scope (“synthetic biology”). We explore these possibilities in the context of high-value chemical p
From playlist Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology
Watch the new season of MinuteBody - and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula - at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth Even though less than 1% of Earth's water is freshwater, it's the home for 50% of fish species. This is the Freshwater Paradox. LEARN MORE ************** To
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Goksel MISIRLI - Computational Design of Biological Systems
Synthetic biologists’ aim of designing predictable and novel genetic circuits becomes ever more challenging as the size and complexity of the designs increase. One way to facilitate this process is to use the huge amount of biological data that already exist. However, biological data are
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Fragmenting Creation - Dwight H. Terry Lectures 2018
Thomas Lovejoy, University professor at George Mason and senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation, delivers the second of three lectures on the importance of values and their potential application to solving environmental challenges. Professor Lovejoy tells the story of how science
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Evolution, Biogeography and "Systems Ecology" in Microbial Eukaryote Taxa - H. Bik - 1/14/16
Bioinformatics Research Symposium Beckman Institute Auditorium Thursday, January 14, 2016
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Matter, Mind, & Humanity - General Philosophy (2018 Peter Millican)
In this second lecture, Professor Peter Millican continues the historical introduction to General Philosophy, discussing Matter, Mind, and Humanity, from Descartes to the Present. This comes from a 2018 series on General Philosophy. This series of 8 lectures on General Philosophy was deli
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Paul Andersen describes pieces of evidence that Charles Darwin used to support the idea of evolution and his process of natural selection. He begins with the following evidence use in the Origin of Species; artificial selection, biogeography, fossils and homologies. He finishes with a di
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Genetic Engineering | Genetics | Biology | Don't Memorise
Genetic Engineering is carried out by manipulating the genetic material of organisms. It mainly focuses on making products that would help largely in the fields like Medicine, Agriculture, Health and thus make the world a better place live in. To learn about Genetic Engineering in detail,
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