Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
E. coli can do a lot more than wreak havoc within your digestive system. Scientists have made strides over the years turning the little microbe species into computational workhorses. Now a team of scientists at Missouri State Western University and Davidson University has devised a bacterial computer that can solve complex equations, using the bacteria as the brains. The E. coli were able to solve a problem known as the Hamiltonian Path Problem--wherein, amongst a series of points, the challenge is to route a path on a graph from beginning to end, visiting each point only once. This feat is accomplished by programming a genetic circuit in the colony of bacteria, which then generates all possible paths it could take to reach the end goal in Hamiltonian fashion. The graph is made to look like DNA segments so that the E. coli can interpret it properly. This comes just weeks after researchers at Boston University and MIT found it possible to teach the bacteria how to count, and continues to keep hope alive for th
Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
US researchers have created 'bacterial computers' with the potential to solve complicated mathematics problems. The findings of the research, published in BioMed Central's open access Journal ...
Fri 24 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
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E. Coli Learns to Solve Complex Equations
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Mon 27 Jul 09 from Popular Science
Bacteria make computers look like pocket calculators
Biologists have created a living computer from E. coli bacteria that can solve complex mathematical problemsComputers are evolving - literally. While the tech world argues netbooks vs notebooks, ...
Fri 24 Jul 09 from Guardian.co.uk
Researchers create 'bacteria computers'
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 23 (UPI) -- Researchers report creating what they call "bacterial computers" which potentially can solve complicated human mathematical problems.
Fri 24 Jul 09 from UPI
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'Bacterial Computers': Genetically Engineered Bacteria Have Potential To Solve Complicated Mathematical Problems
Researchers have created "bacterial computers" with the potential to solve complicated mathematics problems. Scientists demonstrate that computing in living cells is feasible, opening the door ...
Fri 24 Jul 09 from ScienceDaily
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