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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.
1 posted on 07/05/2008 5:02:19 PM PDT by decimon
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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...


2 posted on 07/05/2008 5:22:59 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: decimon

They’ve been talking about this almost as long as the picturephones that were supposed to be in every household.


3 posted on 07/05/2008 5:46:28 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: decimon
"MultiTronic units 1 through 4 were not entirely successful."

What could happen?

4 posted on 07/05/2008 6:09:59 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Charles Martel

Is that ST:legacy or a fan made CG?


5 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!)
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To: HAL9000

BTTT


6 posted on 07/05/2008 6:28:08 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (BARACK OBAMA WILL SAVE US! HE HAS RISEN!!)
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To: Crazieman

It’s a screen capture from the “remastered” ST:TOS episode “The Ultimate Computer”.


7 posted on 07/05/2008 8:08:47 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

In the future, computers will be designed by biochemists. It’s going to get messy.


8 posted on 07/05/2008 9:38:16 PM PDT by HAL9000 ("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
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To: Crazieman; Charles Martel
Star Trek: - The Ultimate Computer
9 posted on 07/06/2008 7:48:18 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: martin_fierro
Ping!
10 posted on 07/06/2008 10:46:43 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_________________________Profile updated Friday, May 30, 2008)
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