We define a simulant or (a bioinformant) as a software agent which serves as an
assistant for a scientist. Simulants/Bioinformants will help
scientists to manage, process and analyze their data,
based on knowledge specific to the context and the domai
Animants are virtual ants. Their name comes from the combination of "ants" and "animats", an animat being "a sofware approximation of a living creature".
Animants aim to simulate the behaviour of living animals.