Let’s return to the previous experiment. The planted seed is the number 1 (see chapter First Steps Oct-25). When Rule = 357 is applied to the seed it will enter its subsequent state, and so on. After some time (about 40 iterations) it will die. If you plant two seeds 22 bits apart, they will soon fuse together into one CA and become immortal and start oscillating. This simple experiment illustrates the following properties of life:
1. Fertilization
2. Emergence of a new structure.
3. Symbiosis, when the two CA fuse.
4. Their fate depends on each other.
Since if one is killed before they fuse the other will die somewhat later. Without interactiong with the other it is short lived.
