On design principles for a molecular computer
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- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM
- Vol. 28 (5) , 464-480
Abstract
If the unique information-processing capabilities of protein enzymes could be adapted for computers, then evolvable, more efficient systems for such applications as pattern recognition and process control are in principle possible.Keywords
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