(Model of a single cell device in the bloodstream. Source:elec-intro.com) |
Scientists have successfully figured out how to create the basic components of a computer system within DNA and bacteria. Researchers at the Imperial College London have found a way to create "logic gates" within gutted DNA and batceria strands. Logic gates are one of the most elementary components to a computer system, without it, a computer would not be able to process any information. Basically how these work as of right now is very similar to a binary system (values of 1 or 0) in that they could be "on" or "off". As of now the researchers were only able to put a single logic gate in each strand, but as the technology develops, they plan to make complex strands, that will contain multiple logic gates.
Escherichia Coli (Source:humenhealth.com) |
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