def update(self, g=golly):
		newPattern = g.getcells(g.getrect())
		# generate DNA for new cells
		newList = list() #save this & add at end to not muck up the list
		for newCellIndex in range(len(newPattern)/2): #for all cells in newCellIndex
			#add the cell if it does not already exist
			xi = newPattern[newCellIndex*2] #newCell location
			yi = newPattern[newCellIndex*2+1]
			existingCell = self.cellList.findCell(xi,yi)
			if existingCell==None:
				parents = list()
				newCell = LGcell(xi,yi)
				neighbors = [[newCell.x-1,newCell.y+1],\
						 [newCell.x  ,newCell.y+1],\
						 [newCell.x+1,newCell.y+1],\
						 [newCell.x+1,newCell.y  ],\
						 [newCell.x+1,newCell.y-1],\
						 [newCell.x  ,newCell.y-1],\
						 [newCell.x-1,newCell.y-1],\
						 [newCell.x-1,newCell.y  ]]
				for n in neighbors:
					if self.cellList.findCell(n[0],n[1])!=None: #add neighbor as parent if exists
						parents.append(self.cellList.findCell(n[0],n[1]))
					#if len(parents)==3: #this *might* improve efficiency, but only a little
					#	break
				#g.note(str(newCell.x)+','+str(newCell.y)+' parents are: '+str(parents))
				newCell.inheritDNA(parents)
				newList.append(newCell)
			else: #keep old cell info;
				newList.append(existingCell)
		self.cellList.cells = newList
	def update_depreciated(self, g=golly):
		#g.autoupdate(True)#while debugging
		newPattern = g.getcells(g.getrect())
		# generate DNA for new cells
		cellsToAppend = list() #save this & add at end to not muck up the list
		for newCellIndex in range(len(newPattern)/2): #for all cells in newCellIndex
			#add the cell if it does not already exist
			xi = newPattern[newCellIndex*2] #newCell location
			yi = newPattern[newCellIndex*2+1]
			if self.cellList.findCell(xi,yi)==None:
				parents = list()
				newCell = LGcell(xi,yi)
				neighbors = [[newCell.x-1,newCell.y+1],\
						 [newCell.x  ,newCell.y+1],\
						 [newCell.x+1,newCell.y+1],\
						 [newCell.x+1,newCell.y  ],\
						 [newCell.x+1,newCell.y-1],\
						 [newCell.x  ,newCell.y-1],\
						 [newCell.x-1,newCell.y-1],\
						 [newCell.x-1,newCell.y  ]]
				for n in neighbors:
					if self.cellList.findCell(n[0],n[1])!=None: #add neighbor as parent if exists
						parents.append(self.cellList.findCell(n[0],n[1]))
					#if len(parents)==3: #this *might* improve efficiency, but only a little
					#	break
				#g.note(str(newCell.x)+','+str(newCell.y)+' parents are: '+str(parents))
				newCell.inheritDNA(parents)
				cellsToAppend.append(newCell)
			#else: keep old cell info; do nothing
		for c in cellsToAppend:
			self.cellList.cells.append(c)

		# remove dead cells
		self.removeDeadCells()