2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/79836In spite of their seemingly "obvious" virtues as a search strategy, genetic algorithms have ended up playing only a modest role as design tools in science and engineering. We review the reasons for this apparent failure, and we suggest a more relaxed view of their utility.6 pages, LatexAdaptation and Self-Organizing Systemstext