Biomolecular computing: is it ready to take off?
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Bridging the Bio-Electronic Interface with Biofabrication
Published on: June 6, 2012
1Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. pengchen@hawaii.edu
Abstract:
Biomolecular computing is an emerging field at the interface of computer science, biological science and engineering. It uses DNA and other biological materials as the building blocks for construction of living computational machines to solve difficult combinatorial problems. In this article, notable advances in the biomolecular computing are reviewed and challenges associated with this multidisciplinary research are addressed. Finally, several perspectives are given based on the review of biomolecular computing.
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