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To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (5750)	5/11/2000 6:11:00 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Respond to of 13020

Ultimately, studying DNA computing will help research scientists understand how the ultimate biocomputer--the brain--works DNA Factoids - The length of a human DNA molecule, when extended, is 1.7 meters. If you stretched out all of the DNA in your cells, it would reach to the moon--6,000 times. - DNA is the basic medium of information storage for all living cells. It has contained and transmitted the data of life for billions of years. It is, in a sense, the prototype of human-made computers. - Roughly 10 trillion DNA molecules could fit into a space the size of a marble. Since all these molecules can process data simultaneously, you could theoretically have 10 trillion calculations going on in that small space at once. That's more than the fastest existing supercomputer can handle (currently about 1 trillion per second). Using Genes to Meld Mind and Machine Forget about the latest Intel processor and Microsoft's trials and tribulations. The real cutting edge of technology is DNA computing. Scientists are incorporating actual human genetic material into microprocessors and using DNA in test tubes to solve sophisticated mathematical problems. The potential result? Only the eradication of certain diseases and, perhaps within a few decades, those implantable biochips we've all been fantasizing about. cnet.com