Bio-Computing
With the
recent hype around quantum computing, many have missed out on another form of
computing, bio-computing. However, this is to be expected due to the vastly
different use of bio-computing. This type of computing uses organic molecules
to represent transistors in a processors, much like how DNA and proteins work. In
a way, it is similar to how brains conduct and send electrical impulses through
neurons in order to represent information.
The
development of bio-computing offers a unique perspective on computing. Bio
computers are made of specially engineered bio-material. Over time this
material can grow and adapt to the data it processes and possibly even mimic
the creative processes us humans have, possibly giving it a consciousness and
allow it to do creative work. Normal computing lacks the ability to think
creatively since it only knows how to calculate information. Essentially normal
computing is the computer that when to an engineering-science school while
bio-computing is the computer that decided to go to a liberal arts school.
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