Are There Biomimetic Lessons from Genetic Regulatory Networks for Developing a Lunar Industrial Ecology?

We examine the prospect for employing a bio-inspired architecture for a lunar industrial ecology based on genetic regulatory networks. The lunar industrial ecology resembles a metabolic system in that it comprises multiple chemical processes interlinked through waste recycling. Initially, we examine...

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Main Author:	Alex Ellery
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:	Biomimetics
Subjects:	genetic regulatory networks holonic architecture industrial ecology manufacturing architectures in situ resource utilisation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/6/3/50

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spelling	doaj-f40b4ffa9b614b1bb7e219d128b6a1972021-09-25T23:47:07ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732021-08-016505010.3390/biomimetics6030050Are There Biomimetic Lessons from Genetic Regulatory Networks for Developing a Lunar Industrial Ecology?Alex Ellery0Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, CanadaWe examine the prospect for employing a bio-inspired architecture for a lunar industrial ecology based on genetic regulatory networks. The lunar industrial ecology resembles a metabolic system in that it comprises multiple chemical processes interlinked through waste recycling. Initially, we examine lessons from factory organisation which have evolved into a bio-inspired concept, the reconfigurable holonic architecture. We then examine genetic regulatory networks and their application in the biological cell cycle. There are numerous subtleties that would be challenging to implement in a lunar industrial ecology but much of the essence of biological circuitry (as implemented in synthetic biology, for example) is captured by traditional electrical engineering design with emphasis on feedforward and feedback loops to implement robustness.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/6/3/50genetic regulatory networksholonic architectureindustrial ecologymanufacturing architecturesin situ resource utilisation
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title	Are There Biomimetic Lessons from Genetic Regulatory Networks for Developing a Lunar Industrial Ecology?
title_short	Are There Biomimetic Lessons from Genetic Regulatory Networks for Developing a Lunar Industrial Ecology?
title_full	Are There Biomimetic Lessons from Genetic Regulatory Networks for Developing a Lunar Industrial Ecology?
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description	We examine the prospect for employing a bio-inspired architecture for a lunar industrial ecology based on genetic regulatory networks. The lunar industrial ecology resembles a metabolic system in that it comprises multiple chemical processes interlinked through waste recycling. Initially, we examine lessons from factory organisation which have evolved into a bio-inspired concept, the reconfigurable holonic architecture. We then examine genetic regulatory networks and their application in the biological cell cycle. There are numerous subtleties that would be challenging to implement in a lunar industrial ecology but much of the essence of biological circuitry (as implemented in synthetic biology, for example) is captured by traditional electrical engineering design with emphasis on feedforward and feedback loops to implement robustness.
topic	genetic regulatory networks holonic architecture industrial ecology manufacturing architectures in situ resource utilisation
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Are There Biomimetic Lessons from Genetic Regulatory Networks for Developing a Lunar Industrial Ecology?

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