[DIYbio] The biological microprocessor, or how to build a computer with biological parts

The biological microprocessor, or how to build a computer with biological parts
Gerd HG Moe-Behrens (Leukippos Institute, Berlin, Germany)

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Volume No: 7, Issue: 8, April 2013, e201304003,
http://dx.doi.org/10.5936/csbj.201304003

http://journals.sfu.ca/rncsb/index.php/csbj/article/view/csbj.201304003
http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/paperbot/f2c5005dd99d30dd7f38e07214cb91b0.pdf

Abstract:
Systemics, a revolutionary paradigm shift in scientific thinking, with
applications in systems biology, and synthetic
biology, have led to the idea of using silicon computers and their
engineering principles as a blueprint for the engineering of a
similar machine made from biological parts. Here we describe these
building blocks and how they can be assembled to a general
purpose computer system, a biological microprocessor. Such a system
consists of biological parts building an input / output
device, an arithmetic logic unit, a control unit, memory, and wires
(busses) to interconnect these components. A biocomputer can
be used to monitor and control a biological system.


Thoughts?


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