DNA computing

• Cells process and store information

  • DNA forms an instruction manual for the chemical processes in a cell
  • DNA stores hereditary information passed from parents to offspring

• Information is encoded digitally as nucleotide sequences in the DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (a) inside, and (b) outside, the cell nucleus

Thanks to Doug Zonker for some slides

Used figures from “Understanding DNA” by Calladine and Drew

Next slide

Back to first slide

View graphic version