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DNA Computing: Abstract

DNA computing was introduced as an alternative means of achieving computational power, as electronic technology is reaching its physical limits and may not be able to sustain growing computational demands. DNA computing uses DNA and molecular biology instead of silicon, and DNA's properties allow for extremely dense information storage, enormous parallelism, and extraordinary energy efficiency. DNA computation also enables self-parallel processing, unlike most current electronic computers. This paper reviews DNA computation and examines its challenges and potential applications, such as solving problems faster than traditional computers through massive parallelism. It also considers whether a large-scale molecular computer can be built.

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DNA Computing: Abstract

DNA computing was introduced as an alternative means of achieving computational power, as electronic technology is reaching its physical limits and may not be able to sustain growing computational demands. DNA computing uses DNA and molecular biology instead of silicon, and DNA's properties allow for extremely dense information storage, enormous parallelism, and extraordinary energy efficiency. DNA computation also enables self-parallel processing, unlike most current electronic computers. This paper reviews DNA computation and examines its challenges and potential applications, such as solving problems faster than traditional computers through massive parallelism. It also considers whether a large-scale molecular computer can be built.

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DNA Computing

Abstract:
Much of our scientific, technological, and economic future depends on the
availability of an ever-increasing supply of computational power. However, the
increasing demand for such power has pushed electronic technology to the
limit of physical feasibility and has raised the concern that this technology may
not be able to sustain our growth in the near future. It became important to
consider an alternative means of achieving computational power. In this
regard, DNA computing was introduced based on the usage of DNA and
molecular biology hardware instead of the typical silicon based technology.
The molecular computers could take advantage of DNA's physical properties to
store information and perform calculations. These include extremely dense
information storage, enormous parallelism and extraordinary energy
efficiency. One of the main advantages that DNA computations would add to
computation is its self - parallel processing while most of the electronic
computers now use linear processing. In this paper, the DNA computation is
reviewed and its state of the art challenges and applications are presented.
Some of these applications are those require fast processing, at which DNA
computers would be able to solve the hardest problems faster than the
traditional ones. For example, 10 trillion DNA molecules can fit in one cubic
centimeter that would result in a computer that holds 10 terabytes of data.
Moreover, this work focuses on whether a large scale molecular computer can
be built.

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