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Breakthrough: Artificial DNA Could Power Future Computers (and more)
Live Science ^
| Jul 5, 2008
| Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 07/05/2008 5:02:18 PM PDT by decimon
Chemists claim to have created the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts.
The finding could lead to improvements in gene therapy, futuristic nano-sized computers, and other high-tech advances, the Japanese researchers say.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: kurzweil; singularity
Don't know that I want to keep my laptop on a leash but this is otherwise promising.
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posted on
07/05/2008 5:02:19 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
And then John Conner was in danger, so they sent the Terminator back in time to protect him from the super duper new Terminator...
To: decimon
They’ve been talking about this almost as long as the picturephones that were supposed to be in every household.
To: decimon
"MultiTronic units 1 through 4 were not entirely successful."
What could happen?
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posted on
07/05/2008 6:09:59 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Charles Martel
Is that ST:legacy or a fan made CG?
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posted on
07/05/2008 6:12:49 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Vote Juan McAmnesty in 2008! Because freedom abroad is more important than freedom at home!)
To: HAL9000
To: Crazieman
It’s a screen capture from the “remastered” ST:TOS episode “The Ultimate Computer”.
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posted on
07/05/2008 8:08:47 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
In the future, computers will be designed by biochemists. It’s going to get messy.
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posted on
07/05/2008 9:38:16 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
To: Crazieman; Charles Martel
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posted on
07/06/2008 7:48:18 AM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
07/06/2008 10:46:43 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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