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New page: '''Hello World in Synthetic Biology''' == Overview == Computation is occurring in biology that is extremely similar to silicon based computation if not exactly the same but using differe... |
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|Protein binds to cell surface receptor and enter cell via endocytosis then goes into nucleus of cell (fetch), protein binds to gene promotion area causing protein to be transcribed (execute), transcribed protein exits cells via exocytosis (write) | |Protein binds to cell surface receptor and enter cell via endocytosis then goes into nucleus of cell (fetch), protein binds to gene promotion area causing protein to be transcribed (execute), transcribed protein exits cells via exocytosis (write) | ||
|Look at biology central dogma | |Look at biology central dogma | ||
|A virus could alter dna, not all proteins exit the cell, some rattle around causing other genes to express doing further computation until the final protein exits the cell | |A virus could alter dna, not all proteins exit the cell, some rattle around causing other genes to express doing further computation until the final protein exits the cell. You could grow a cpu using nerve cells to do the exact same circuits a cpu has as well. | ||
|Often proteins are tagged with a fluorescing protein so that if the protein is expressed it will fluoresce. There are now infrared proteins so you can see what is happening inside a cell through flesh in realtime! | |Often proteins are tagged with a fluorescing protein so that if the protein is expressed it will fluoresce. There are now infrared proteins so you can see what is happening inside a cell through flesh in realtime! | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 12 May 2009
Hello World in Synthetic Biology
Overview
Computation is occurring in biology that is extremely similar to silicon based computation if not exactly the same but using different symbols, instructions, etc...
Silicon Based Computation to Biology Based Computation Comparison
| Concept | Silicon | Biology | Notes | Exceptions | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | CPU | Cell | It is possible to use nerves for computation but these are also cells | None | E-coli, Yeast |
| Machine Language | 0/1 | 21 amino acids | DNA only uses 4 amino acids CGAT but proteins use all of the amino acids | None | GFP (fluorescing protein) |
| Fetch, Execute, Write CPU Cycle | CPU toggles address bus with ram address, latches bits into cpu registers (fetch), opcode is analyzed and processed through arithmetic logic unit (execute), CPU toggles bus with ram address and bits to write to ram (write) | Protein binds to cell surface receptor and enter cell via endocytosis then goes into nucleus of cell (fetch), protein binds to gene promotion area causing protein to be transcribed (execute), transcribed protein exits cells via exocytosis (write) | Look at biology central dogma | A virus could alter dna, not all proteins exit the cell, some rattle around causing other genes to express doing further computation until the final protein exits the cell. You could grow a cpu using nerve cells to do the exact same circuits a cpu has as well. | Often proteins are tagged with a fluorescing protein so that if the protein is expressed it will fluoresce. There are now infrared proteins so you can see what is happening inside a cell through flesh in realtime! |
| Graphic Processor/Numerical Processor | Nvidia graphic processor | Retina | Rods and cones turn light into electrical signals which go through massive signal processing before sent to optical nerve | None | Human retina
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