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Scientists build DNA based computer

Posted by chrisd on from the computer?-you're-soaking-in-it dept.

Archangel Michael writes "Israeli scientists have built a DNA computer so tiny that a trillion of them could fit in a test tube and perform a billion operations per second with 99.8 percent accuracy. Yahoo News has the story"

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  1. Happy Thanksgiving day.! by Pi3.142 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Happy Thanksgiving day.! -- This sentence for the lame filter

  2. ob comment by quannump · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    blah blah blah quake
    something something beowulf

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    1. Re:ob comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    2. Re:ob comment by The+Turd+Report · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      As the Official Turd Reporter for Slashdot, I can vouch for the fact that Slashcode looks like a smelly turd.

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      Michael Loves Me!
  3. Turkey Joke (Gobble Gobble!) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    A turkey walks into a bar and sits on the counter and says: "Have you got any bread?"

    With this the barman looked stunned at the talking turkey and said: "Ahmm. No"

    The turkey looked staisfied with this answer and then looked at the shelves and drinks on them, again he turned to the barman and asked: "Have you got any bread?"

    The barman, still quite stunned looked at the turkey and said: "No, This is a bar, theres a bakery three doors down, we have no bread here!"

    The turkey looked staisfied with this answer and then looked around again, saying: "You must have bread, have a look outside the back, there must be SOME bread around somewhere!"

    The barman getting decidedly pissed off, says: "For fuck sake turkey, WE HAVE NO BREAD!!"

    The turkey looked stunned at the answer, and then asked again: "HAVE YOU GOT ANY BREAD"

    "FUCK OFF"

    "I JUST WANT SOME BREAD"

    "I TOLD YOU...."

    "HAVE YOU GOT ANY BREAD?"

    "LISTEN.....turkey.....IF YOU ASK ME FOR BREAD ONCE MORE I'M GONNA NAIL YOUR FUCKIN BEAK TO THE COUNTER!!!!"

    The turkey, looks at the barman stunned and asks : "Have you got any nails?"

    The barman says: "NO"

    The turkey pauses, then asks: "Have you got any bread?"

    1. Re:Turkey Joke (Gobble Gobble!) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



      -1, Offtopic???

      Hello? Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! Earth to moderators... News Flash... It's totally ON TOPIC!

    2. Re:Turkey Joke (Gobble Gobble!) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      HAHAHAHAHA mod the parent post up! Linux sucks.

  4. w00t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t

  5. S:N by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We need to improve the signal to noise ratio here, people!

    Hmm..

    FUCKING DONG-SUCKING KIKES!!!

    ..I've done my part.

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  7. Imagine ... a beowulf cluster ... heheheh by SuperDuG · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Had to say it, in bad taste of course

    Brings up the next question ... with a computer that tiny are you going to be required to use a magnifying glass in order to see the monitor ... and if you can use regular computer components ... will you have to have some kind of super small ps2 ports and what not? ...

    Can you power these with bacteria? ...

    hehehehee a square foot of these as a beowulf cluster ... and Does it run linux? :-)

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    Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
  8. Re:99.8% accuracy!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    >> Which is still better than what happened in Florida last year.

    QUIT WHINING!

  9. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Flamebait"? This is INSIGHTFUL, you idiots!

  10. Re:a bird in the hand... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where CAN I see AVIs of Britney Spears being ravaged by football players?

  11. Troll Summit?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    this thread contains posts by some of the most distinguished slashdot trolls ever.

    I'm very proud to be part of this historic gathering.

  12. Re:Ouch! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Johnny Mneumonic ain't got nothing on the Bukkake sluts.

  13. Re:Nice start, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I agree.

    They should bulldoze the homes of more palestinian civilians to make way for more labs that can finish this task.

  14. Re:Dear God by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    +1; insightful

  15. MODERATORS: MOD DOWN THIS KNOWN TROLL! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rmadmin is a known troll who was formerly known as a 'spork'

    mod him down immediately.