Nature's original programmers
Code that breeds
Biological computers
Neural networks and the brain's blueprint
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Master of When silicon meets the double helix
007skaty Biological Energy Efficiency
Your brain runs on twenty tiny watts of power, While supercomputers eat megawatts an hour.
007skaty Representing cities and flights as DNA let billions of molecules bind simultaneously, solving the Hamiltonian Path Problem faster than traditional computers.
007skaty Scientists use proteins to trigger or block specific genes under precise environmental conditions.
007skaty Sort genetic codes to discover how digital organisms inherit their unique traits.
DNA speed: Because DNA computing processes billions of chemical reactions at the same time, a drop of DNA liquid can perform trillions of calculations simultaneously.
A computer that uses biological materials, such as DNA or living neurons, to process information. In 2022, Melbourne startup Cortical Labs created DishBrain, using 800,000 living neurons trained to play Pong.
007skaty Researchers build biological computers by growing human brain cells on silicon chips.
What is the biological equivalent of a computer's transistor in synthetic biology?
In a biological "AND" gate engineered into bacteria, when does the output trigger?
What is the term for laboratory-grown, 3D structures made of brain cells that mimic real brain tissue?
What classic arcade video game was a dish of 800,000 living brain cells taught to play in 2022?
Why do biological computers have a massive advantage over silicon supercomputers regarding environmental impact?