Turing's Reaction-Diffusion System and Agent-Based Models in Biology - Lecture 2

Turing's Reaction-Diffusion System and Agent-Based Models in Biology - Lecture 2

Explore Turing's reaction-diffusion system in this comprehensive lecture from the "Thirsting for Theoretical Biology" discussion meeting. Delve into the original model and its simulations of animal patterns, comparing it with alternative mechanisms like the positional information model. Examine evidence for the Turing system's existence in nature, including experiments on pigment cell interactions in fish. Investigate an agent-based approach to overcome limitations of the classical model, demonstrating how it can generate various patterns observed in organisms. Learn about the KT Model Simulator and its applications in understanding periodic patterns in nature, from fish skin to zebra stripes.