title: The past, present and future of molecular computing.
abstract: Ever since scientists discovered that conventional silicon-based computers have an upper limit in terms of speed, they have been searching for alternative media with which to solve computational problems. That search has led them, among other places, to DNA.
authors: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Ruben
authors: L F
authors: LF
authors: Landweber
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000235:genetics; D003205:Computing Methodologies; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D011340:Problem Solving; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA