Re: fwd A trillion computers in a drop of water

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 08:27:39 MST


Jeff said:

> Return with me then, to the good ol' days of pre-war,
> pre-acrimony, forward-looking extropian dynamic optimism......

Bah Humbug!

Hybridization, ligation and cutting with an enzyme --
claiming that is a "computer" is a fantastic stretch.

Its also going to run slowly because you have to deal
with the diffusion time for the enzymes.

Molecular electronics is going to eat the lunch of DNA
based computing.

Robert



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