DNA computing breakthrough: bio-compatible computers in sight. DNA crystal engineering makes logic gates possible, which could lead to DNA-based computers and biosensors.
In the bio-tech space specifically, most of these recent advancements (e.g. protein folding) are a direct result of advancements in Deep Neural Networks. This is because things that are impossible to model explicitly without a working understanding of the system are easily understood by a neural network. The reasons for this are precisely the same reasons why we ourselves are so good at the task. For a real world example of humans being applied to a similar task, look up the Japanese educational industry around chick sexing.
Lol, just yesterday I got a YouTube recommendation for “Growing rat neurons to play video games” with the thumbnail “Can this play Doom?” So yeah, things might be getting kinda weird…
For those wondering how DNA computers work, here is a rundown from arstechica that focuses on the traveling salesman problem. It's a very different way of computing than what we're accustomed to and it works well with a very specific sort of computational problem, the kind that involves processing many possible permutations.
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@TheOneWithTheHair I do not what bio-compatible computers that sound almost worse then having a computer that can read what you are thinking. To me a bio-compatible computer implies a computer that relies on ones dns to make decisions and I HATE the idea of giving out my dna to ANYONE especially corporations.