Avida

Avida is a digital research platform that simulates evolving organisms using computer code. It allows scientists to study how complex life-like behaviors, such as adaptation and evolution, can emerge through natural selection-like processes in a controlled, virtual environment. In Avida, these digital organisms reproduce, mutate, and compete for resources, helping researchers understand evolutionary principles without the constraints of biological systems. It provides insights into the origins of complexity, the development of new functions, and how evolutionary processes operate over time.