Programmable DNA-mediated multitasking processor

Because of DNA appealing features as perfect material, including minuscule size, defined structural repeat and rigidity, programmable DNA-mediated processing is a promising computing paradigm, which employs DNAs as information storing and processing substrates to tackle the computational problems. T...

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Main Authors: Shu, Jian-Jun, Wang, Qi-Wen, Yong, Kian-Yan, Shao, Fangwei, Lee, Kee Jin
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79308
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38542
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Because of DNA appealing features as perfect material, including minuscule size, defined structural repeat and rigidity, programmable DNA-mediated processing is a promising computing paradigm, which employs DNAs as information storing and processing substrates to tackle the computational problems. The massive parallelism of DNA hybridization exhibits transcendent potential to improve multitasking capabilities and yield a tremendous speed-up over the conventional electronic processors with stepwise signal cascade. As an example of multitasking capability, we present an in vitro programmable DNA-mediated optimal route planning processor as a functional unit embedded in contemporary navigation systems. The novel programmable DNA-mediated processor has several advantages over the existing silicon-mediated methods, such as conducting massive data storage and simultaneous processing via much fewer materials than conventional silicon devices.