I am on record here stating that "Life itself is computation!"

I am on record here stating that "Life itself is computation!"

Originally shared by DARPA

The latest DARPA-funded research from Georgia Tech demonstrates basic computing inside a living cell! The research could lead to an artificial sensing system that could control a cell’s behavior in response to such stimuli as the presence of toxins or the development of cancer.

Citation: Benjamin Groves, et al., “Computing in mammalian cells with nucleic acid strand exchange,” (Nature Nanotechnology, 2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.278 
http://www.rh.gatech.edu/news/487441/scientists-demonstrate-basics-nucleic-acid-computing-inside-cells

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