THEY call them "genesis machines": computers that come to life when you switch them on. Instead of silicon chips, they are built with DNA. Rather than electricity, they feed off nutrients, performing calculations by synthesising new DNA strands. In a matter of hours, they can solve mathematical problems that would take your PC centuries.Monday 23 April 2007
Forget PCs: Computing Comes Alive
THEY call them "genesis machines": computers that come to life when you switch them on. Instead of silicon chips, they are built with DNA. Rather than electricity, they feed off nutrients, performing calculations by synthesising new DNA strands. In a matter of hours, they can solve mathematical problems that would take your PC centuries.
