The Wet-lab Biomolecular Computations We Have Done Here And In Leiden
Abstract
We have made exploratory efforts to find wet-lab methods for
'writing' on individual molecules while they are dissolved in water.
Each such molecule serves as an individual memory cell of a 'new
technology' parallel computer having as its memory unit a drop of
fluid. Data is 'written' into fluid memory and 'read' from fluid memory
using standard techniques of biotechnology. 'Toy' test instances of
three standard (NP-complete) combinatorial algorithmic problems have
been completed in S. Gal's lab in Binghamton and in H. Spaink's lab in
Leiden. These solutions will be explained using gel photos that confirm
the solutions. This talk is introductory and requires no prior
understanding of either molecular biology or combinatorics.
R E F R E S H M E N T S
4:00 To 4:25 PM
Kenneth W. Anderson
Memorial Reading Room
