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Digital DNA Circuits

Posted by michael on from the synergistic-merger dept.

TheSync writes "ScienceNews has a story about digital DNA circuits. The circuits use proteins that activate or deactivate genes on the DNA for control. Since an inverter and an AND gate have been created, any digital logic circuit can now be done in DNA. Moreover, evolution can help make circuit elements work better. There is even a "databook" of BioBricks circuit elements and BioSPICE for biocircuit simulation."

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  1. Huh? by blackmonday · · Score: 2, Funny

    This one wins my vote for absolute nerdiest post ever!

  2. imagine that by g4dget · · Score: 5, Funny

    And people have known about them only for, oh, a few decades.

  3. Motorola anyone??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This sounds like an ad for Motorola

  4. Death.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, now will death be refered to as a power outage?

    1. Re:Death.. by hesiod · · Score: 2, Funny

      > So, now will death be refered to as a power outage?

      Well, it sort of is. As I understand it, death is usually just a lack of oxygen to the brain (explains why guillotine victims seemed to be alive a few moments after being decapitated -- there was still blood/oxygen/power in the head, feeding the brain.

  5. [insert supreme being/philosophy etc.] called... by Dutchmaan · · Score: 5, Funny

    He wanted to remind you that he has held the copyright for DNA for billions of years now..

    He's been in contact with his lawyers and is tallying your bill as we speak.

  6. Could you program these bacteria� by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... to play the game of life?

  7. New female DNA logic circut states by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    YES
    NO
    MAYBE

    --
    Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
    What truth?
    There is no dupe
    1. Re:New female DNA logic circut states by Lemmeoutada+Collecti · · Score: 3, Funny

      Can't be too sure of that MAYBE state either. It posesses the following sub states:

      MAYBE.You should have noticed already
      MAYBE.NO but I don't want to be the one to say it
      MAYBE.You had better know I mean YES
      MAYBE.Let's just be friends
      MAYBE.Are you being sensitive to my needs
      MAYBE.DON'T EVEN THINK OF PLAYING QUAKE RIGHT NOW OR YOU WILL BE SINGLE

      And there are a lot more potential substates yet to be catalogued in the interface.

      --

      You can have it fast, accurate, or pretty. Pick any 2.
  8. Nooooo not again... by fireflew · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gives a new meaning to 'my computer died'.

  9. Grey goo theory? Super sperm? by macshune · · Score: 3, Funny
    Will Bill Joy's "grey goo" theory turn out to be just a bunch of DNA-computer-packin' malevolent super sperm?

    Will women have to worry about guys with DNA-computer enhanced sperm, so unprotected sex could mutate a woman into a ninja turtle?

    Will I be able to code myself urine that tastes like apple cider and poop that tastes like swiss chocolate?

  10. Teletubbies not so far fetched... by Billy+the+Mountain · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you could embed this into human cells, I bet you could convert my stomach into a 1280 X 1024 display!

    BTM

    --
    That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.
  11. Re:[insert supreme being/philosophy etc.] called.. by Cobralisk · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.html#durati on Sorry dude, its expired

    --
    Waiting for ad.doubleclick.net...
  12. Woman Are Quantum Computers by ari_j · · Score: 2, Funny

    Women actually have these three states (yes, no, and maybe), but here are the correct definitions: YES - a superposition of maybe and no
    NO - a definite no
    MAYBE - a superposition of yes and no