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Enzyme Computer Could Live Inside You

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sign-me-up-when-i-can-have-a-nanobot-swarm dept.

dylanduck writes "New Scientist reports the creation of an enzyme-based computer that performs AND and XOR calculations, and combinations of the two, based on the presence or absence of specific chemicals. If they can be engineered inside living cells, they could measure a patient's metabolism and deliver just the right amount of drug at just the right spot, the researchers reckon. I'm worried about the viruses." Ba-dump *chink*.

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  1. I'm more worried ... by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... that Microsoft might enter this business. Would give a whole new meaning to Blue Screen Of Death ...

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    The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
  2. Beer by i_am_the_r00t · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Day=Friday AND time="5:30:00" then Deliver_Beer() Function Deliver_Beer() If Bank_Balance > $300.00 then Beer="Sam Adams Boston Lager" Else Beer = "Stroh's" Endif end Function