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Biological Computer Created at Stanford

Posted by samzenpus on from the meat-machine dept.

sciencehabit writes "For the first time, synthetic biologists have created a genetic device that mimics one of the widgets on which all of modern electronics is based, the three-terminal transistor. Like standard electronic transistors, the new biological transistor is expected to work in many different biological circuit designs. This should make it easier for scientists to program cells to do everything from monitor pollutants and the progression of disease to turning on the output of medicines and biofuels."

6 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. Synthetic Biologists? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We have synthetic biologists now?!?! What happened to the real ones?

    Reminds me of a quote.. "Synthetic scotch and synthetic commanders..." - Scotty

  2. All your base pairs are belong to us. by Gabrill · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hahahhaha funny.

    --
    Always going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse.
  3. Biological Computer? by hawks5999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My wife and I have created 4 of those.

    1. Re:Biological Computer? by i+kan+reed · · Score: 3, Funny

      I've made up my mind. I'm going to create a computer virus strain called "virii" just to troll people like you.

    2. Re:Biological Computer? by jones_supa · · Score: 3, Funny

      Do you plan to infect many Windows boxen?

  4. Re:WAR! by raymorris · · Score: 3, Funny

    2 + 2 is one thing, but when they can correctly compute 4195835 / 3145727 they'll be better than Intel.