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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell

The premise of "Wetware: A Computer in Every Living Cell" is that systems of proteins can convey and process information at the level of a single free-living cell. These proteins act as switches or transistors, functioning as the nervous system does for multi-cellular organisms. That is that cellular membranes and contents may be functional equivalents of computers.

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