DNA Capable of Computing? Believe it! |
| If you have ever sat
down and thought of the possibilities that DNA holds in the computing world,
then you must be like Leonard
Adleman. Known mainly as the man who invented the field of DNA
computing, Adleman introduced this new field to the world in 1994.
The theory behind DNA computing is simple: the billions of molecules in
one drop of DNA hold enormous amounts of computational power and digital
memory. Some say that evolution has shown to be the greatest engineer,
packing all of this computational efficiency into something roughly the
size of a transistor on an integrated circuit. Yet, while this glamorous
attraction to such raw power instills thoughts of an ultra fast super computing
circuit, there are still hills to climb in this exciting field.
First let us talk about how DNA Computing works. |
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