This text covers abstract principles of molecular computing and the building of actual systems. Topics include the use of proteins and other molecules for information processing, molecular recognition, computation in nonlinear media, and more.
The next great change in computer science and information technology will come from mimicking the techniques by which biologic organisms process information. To do this computer scientists must draw on expertise in subject not usually associated with their field, including organic chemistry, molecular biology, bioengineering, and smart materials. This book provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of molecular computing.
This book moves from abstract principles of molecular computing to the building of actual systems. The topics include the use of proteins and other molecules for information processing, molecular recognition, computation in nonlinear media, computers based on physical reaction-diffusion systems found in chemical media, DNA computing, bioelectronics and protein-based optical computing, and biosensors.
About the Editors
Tanya Sienko is Chief Operating Officer of Paranoid Capital Management LLC.
Andrew Adamatzky is Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Nicholas G. Rambidi is Professor of Physics at Moscow State University.
The late Michael Conrad was Professor of Computer Science at Wayne State University.
