DNA For Information Processing and Data Storage 234
Haydn Fenton writes "Here is an article on using DNA for data storage and even information processing. From the article, "The DNA molecule - nature's premier data storage material - may hold the key for the information technology industry as it faces demands for more compact data processing and storage circuitry. A team led by Richard Kiehl, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota, has used DNA's ability to assemble itself into predetermined patterns to construct a synthetic DNA scaffolding with regular, closely spaced docking sites that can direct the assembly of circuits for processing or storing data.""
It works on so many levels (Score:5, Informative)
Re:The things people doubt (Score:2, Informative)
DNA heroically unchanging (Score:3, Informative)
Good point.
When DNA does go bad, typically what happens is that the telomeres [nih.gov] wear out, leading to cell death.
-kgj
Re:DNA heroically unchanging (Score:5, Informative)
Performance Limits on Chemical Computation (Score:5, Informative)
Performance Limits on Chemical Computation [dyndns.org].
Re:Convert me now! (Score:2, Informative)