Talk:Von Neumann Universal Constructor

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He observed that -

This citation is probably best derived from the writing contained within the text due Jeffress, Cerebral Mechanisms in Behavior - The Hixon Symposium: pages 30-31 contain the text "typical traits which appear in connection with mutation, leathally as a rule, but with a possibility of continuing reproduction with a modification of traits." Clearly, the italicised portion of this quote is a satisfactory definition for the term open-ended evolution. William R. Buckley 20:17, 11 March 2007 (UTC)