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Researchers Debut DNA-Powered Computer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the chess-and-checkers-versions-still-under-development dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Columbia University and the University of New Mexico have built a DNA -powered computer that is unbeatable at Tic-Tac-Toe. Although it's much slower than a normal computer, the researchers say their proof-of-concept system could help them develop new techniques for sorting and analyzing viruses and DNA mutations."

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  1. Re:i wanna play by cHALiTO · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. Re:i wanna play by Slithe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  3. Re:Tic-Tac-Toe? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I love this. First some idiot steals my joke. Then he gets modded up to +5 Funny while I sit at +3 Funny. Then *I* get the Redundant because *he* replied to the first post.

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  4. DNA properties by MS-06FZ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah: I for one am happy to have been told that my DNA is nutritious and tastes great!

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