https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bio-inspired_computing
genetic algorithms (Evolutionary computing) ↔ evolution
biodegradability prediction ↔ biodegradation
cellular automata ↔ life
emergent systems ↔ ants, termites, bees, wasps
neural networks ↔ the brain
artificial life ↔ life
artificial immune systems ↔ immune system
rendering (computer graphics) ↔ patterning and rendering of animal skins, bird feathers, mollusk shells and bacterial colonies
Lindenmayer systems ↔ plant structures
communication networks and protocols ↔ epidemiology and the spread of disease
membrane computers ↔ intra-membrane molecular processes in the living cell
excitable media ↔ forest fires, "the wave", heart conditions, axons, etc.
sensor networks ↔ sensory organs
Finite populations induce metastability in evolutionary search ☆