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Biological Supercomputers Powered By ATP Could Be A Reality Some Day (dispatchtribunal.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the molecular-motor-propelled-agents-in-nanofabricated-networks dept.

hypnosec writes: Our cells are powered by Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and according to a new study, they could be a power source for the next generation of biological supercomputers capable of processing information very quickly and accurately using parallel networks in the same way that massive electronic super computers do. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the paper describes a model of biological computer that is effectively a very complex network in a very small area, and is based on a combination of geometrical modeling and engineering know-how (on the nano scale). Researchers involved with the study claim that it is the first step in showing that this kind of biological supercomputer can actually work.

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  1. Old news by penguinoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm a biological supercomputer that runs on ATP. Well, sugar and caffeine really, but it's converted to ATP in between.

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    1. Re:Old news by penguinoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      In case you're wondering, use a hardware-based neural net to learn and store data. All my components are fully biodegradable and non-toxic. My capabilities include real-time video processing and object identification, full voice recognition, and the ability to pass the Turing Test. You can download both my blueprints and full base code here. The full download is pretty small; smaller than a modern computer game in fact.

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