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Biocomputers: What Is A Biocomputer?
Biocomputers: What Is A Biocomputer?
WHAT IS A BIOCOMPUTER?
A hypothetical computer based on circuits and component formed from biological molecules or structures that would be smaller and faster than an equivalent computer built from semiconductor components.
USE IN MEDICINE?
Medicines can be created that only activate if the required disease is detected. These medicines could also be created to only target damaged or diseased cells. An example of this is cancer cells. The medicine would be able to only target the cancer cells unlike chemotherapy, which cannot differentiate between sick and healthy cells.