Molecular Computation

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12.12.2001

E n g l i s h _ E d i t i o n
Chapter contributed to the book Non-Standard Computation Molecular Computation, Cellular Automata, Evolutionary Algorithms, Quantum Computers by T. Gramß, S. Bornholdt, M. Groß, M. Mitchell, T. Pellizzari Foreword by M. Schroeder, Introduction by H. Schuster published in May 1998 by Wiley-VCH ISBN 3-527-29427-9, DM 98.00, 226 + xiv pp.

Introduction
Computational molecules in the cell
In the beginning there was -- information
RNA -- the universal genius
DNA -- the cell´s ROM
Enzyme regulation: phosphorylation
___Box 1: Proteins -- the basic facts
Signal transduction: G-proteins
Proteins as RAM
Protein-based neural networks
Light to electronical information (vision)
Electricity: from cells to brains
Artificial biomolecular systems
The first bio-electronic material: bacteriorhodopsin
Protein-based memory
DNA-based computing: the idea
___Box 2: DNA -- the basic facts
___Box 3: NP-completeness & intractability
DNA computing performed by molecular biologist
Supramolecular systems
Supramolecules and molecular recognition
___Box 4: Weak interactions -- the basic facts
Molecular wires
Supramolecular switches
Supramolecular memories
Future prospects
DNA computing performed by programmed molecular system
Molecular computing and molecular manufacturing/nanotechnology

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