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Biological Computing
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What is Biological Computing ?
Biological computing is the use of living organisms or their component parts to perform computing operations or operations associated with computing, e.g. storage.
Major Researches
DNA Computing
What is DNA?
Source Code to Life
Instructions to building and regulating cells
Composed of 4 nucleotides and bond in pairs
Data store for genetic inheritance
Think of enzymes as hardware, DNA as software
DNA Computing
What is DNA?
Source Code to Life
Instructions to building and regulating cells
Composed of 4 nucleotides and bond in pairs
Data store for genetic inheritance
Think of enzymes as hardware, DNA as software
Biological computer for Diagnosing Cancers
World’s smallest computer, made entirely of biological molecules
Diagnostic biological "computer" network in human cells
Recognizes certain cancer cells
Diagnose the type of cancer
React by producing a drug molecule to fight the cancer cells
Benefits of Biological Computing
Energy efficient
DNA can hold an enormous amount of information
Component materials plentiful, easily obtained, and nontoxic
Massively parallel processing
Unparalleled control over living processes
Adaptation
Self-assembly
Healing
Self-improvement
Potential Problems with Biological Computing
Genetic “robots” too expensive with current technology
Individual computing operations extremely slow
DNA computing can take a lot of DNA that can’t be reused
DNA computing error levels
Ethical and moral issues
Discussion
The biological computation refers to the proposal that living organisms themselves perform computations
Consist of both biological and mechanical material
Built from DNA and Neurons can perform more than a billion operations per second
Able to work out their own way to solve the problem
Biological Computing is about to dominate the world in the near future with its all inventions
DNA.ppt (Size: 1,004 KB / Downloads: 20)
What is Biological Computing ?
Biological computing is the use of living organisms or their component parts to perform computing operations or operations associated with computing, e.g. storage.
Major Researches
DNA Computing
What is DNA?
Source Code to Life
Instructions to building and regulating cells
Composed of 4 nucleotides and bond in pairs
Data store for genetic inheritance
Think of enzymes as hardware, DNA as software
DNA Computing
What is DNA?
Source Code to Life
Instructions to building and regulating cells
Composed of 4 nucleotides and bond in pairs
Data store for genetic inheritance
Think of enzymes as hardware, DNA as software
Biological computer for Diagnosing Cancers
World’s smallest computer, made entirely of biological molecules
Diagnostic biological "computer" network in human cells
Recognizes certain cancer cells
Diagnose the type of cancer
React by producing a drug molecule to fight the cancer cells
Benefits of Biological Computing
Energy efficient
DNA can hold an enormous amount of information
Component materials plentiful, easily obtained, and nontoxic
Massively parallel processing
Unparalleled control over living processes
Adaptation
Self-assembly
Healing
Self-improvement
Potential Problems with Biological Computing
Genetic “robots” too expensive with current technology
Individual computing operations extremely slow
DNA computing can take a lot of DNA that can’t be reused
DNA computing error levels
Ethical and moral issues
Discussion
The biological computation refers to the proposal that living organisms themselves perform computations
Consist of both biological and mechanical material
Built from DNA and Neurons can perform more than a billion operations per second
Able to work out their own way to solve the problem
Biological Computing is about to dominate the world in the near future with its all inventions