Saturday, December 23, 2017

DNA programming

How to program DNA like we do computers
December 18, 2017

This is a chemical oscillator. (credit: Image courtesy of Ella Maru Studio and Cody Geary) 
Researchers program DNA molecules to follow specific instructions to create sophisticated molecular machines for medical and research uses
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have programmed DNA molecules to follow specific instructions to create sophisticated molecular machines that could be capable of communication, signal processing, problem-solving, decision-making, and control of motion in living cells — the kind of computation previously only possible with electronic circuits. Future applications may include health care, …more…

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