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Article: It's in the genes: DNA technology could change the way we compute. (Inside Technology).
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Years from now, when your state-of-the-art PC is on the fritz, you might have to call your local molecular biologist for tech support. If you think that's a stretch, think again. Scientists are hard at work, attempting to use DNA as the next processing power for computers of the future.
Sure, computer-chip manufacturers are burning the mid-night oil developing the next microprocessor to topple current speeds. But if you subscribe to Moore's Law--Intel founder Gordon Moore's assertion that personal computer speed doubles every year--then microprocessors made of silicon will eventually reach their limits in speed and miniaturization. That means producers will ...