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Towards a biomolecular computer.

N G Rambidi
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A new version of computing and information processing devices may result from major principles of information processing at molecular level. Non-discrete biomolecular computers based on these principles seems to be capable of solving problems of high computational complexity. One of the possible ways to implement these devices is based on biochemical non-linear dynamical systems. Means and ways to materialize biomolecular computers are discussed.

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N G Rambidi. 1992. Towards a biomolecular computer.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0303-2647(92)90060-c

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