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2007-05-21

In a first, scientists develop tiny implantable biocomputers


In a first, scientists develop tiny implantable biocomputers from PhysOrg.com

Researchers at Harvard University and Princeton University have made a crucial step toward building biological computers, tiny implantable devices that can monitor the activities and characteristics of human cells. The information provided by these "molecular doctors," constructed entirely of DNA, RNA, and proteins, could eventually revolutionize medicine by directing therapies only to diseased cells or tissues.

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After my first reading of Engines of Creation (December 1987,) I knew that eventually advancements such as this would be made. But I wasn't expecting to see it announced until the middle of the next decade.

Wow.


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