Living computers?

Scientists are engineering bacteria that can solve mathematical equations. I thought it was pretty IDM.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jul/24/bacteria-computer

is there better planet i can live on ??

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by modifying the DNA of Escherichia coli bacteria

the new Pentium E

E. coli inside

I don't understand how this works, however whilst reading I thought that if this is possible, then instead of using computer processing power to work out computers working on cures for cancer, it would be these. kind of turning nature against itself for our benefit.

Not exactly an original concept there. But I bet you thought you were the new Philip K. Dick there for a moment.

Christ joshier, you are such a loser

  On 8/11/2009 at 11:33 AM, jubes said:

is there better planet i can live on ??

Leibniz says no.

this is pretty fascinating, i'd love to hear more about what they hope to do with e coli computers

it's obviously for zombies

  On 8/11/2009 at 7:41 PM, Dr Clitterhaus said:

Not exactly an original concept there. But I bet you thought you were the new Philip K. Dick there for a moment.

 

Christ joshier, you are such a loser

no, but do you know how this works then? there's no explanation in the article.

Anyone can see this works by allowing the bacteria to develop naturally. The equations are solved by nature's will. Think Pi. They should have come up with something like this years ago. It was staring them straight in the face yet no-one thought to do it.

lol

just noticed how the older the actress got, the further away the camera went.

  On 8/11/2009 at 8:03 PM, joshier said:

  On 8/11/2009 at 7:41 PM, Dr Clitterhaus said:

Not exactly an original concept there. But I bet you thought you were the new Philip K. Dick there for a moment.

 

Christ joshier, you are such a loser

no, but do you know how this works then? there's no explanation in the article.

Chris joshier you are such a loser, i put emphasis on the italics to be an extra douchey faggot

  On 8/11/2009 at 8:07 PM, Dr Clitterhaus said:

Anyone can see this works by allowing the bacteria to develop naturally. The equations are solved by nature's will. Think Pi. They should have come up with something like this years ago. It was staring them straight in the face yet no-one thought to do it.

you're right it's so mind numbingly simple i can't stand it.

  On 8/11/2009 at 8:03 PM, joshier said:

  On 8/11/2009 at 7:41 PM, Dr Clitterhaus said:

Not exactly an original concept there. But I bet you thought you were the new Philip K. Dick there for a moment.

 

Christ joshier, you are such a loser

no, but do you know how this works then? there's no explanation in the article.

i do because it was on slashdot a week ago

the bacteria are engineered to change colour - pink when 'working' and green when they've solved the equation that was given to them