DNA basis for new generation of computers

Post by **Thrall** » 19 Aug 2003, 17:33

"A single gram of dried DNA, about the size of a half-inch sugar cube, can hold as much information as a trillion compact discs."

Interesting stuff: CNN

MonicanSpy · Post by **MonicanSpy** » 19 Aug 2003, 17:50

Yup, pretty hardcore stuff that!

Nobody can blame overpopulation on technology, everything just keeps getting smaller...

The smaller.... the better

Post by **Thrall** » 19 Aug 2003, 17:51

*modest cough*

MonicanSpy · Post by **MonicanSpy** » 19 Aug 2003, 18:01

Thrall, I have a sneaking suspicion that you were thinking of something else...

Post by **Synkronos** » 19 Aug 2003, 18:12

The only problem is that currently the sequencer for that DNA is huuuge

So a nice theory, but it will be a long time before it is a practical application

Post by **Thrall** » 19 Aug 2003, 18:15

HappySimmer wrote:Thrall, I have a sneaking suspicion that you were thinking of something else...

Ce n'est pas vrais!

MonicanSpy · Post by **MonicanSpy** » 19 Aug 2003, 19:26

Thrall wrote:
HappySimmer wrote:Thrall, I have a sneaking suspicion that you were thinking of something else...

Ce n'est pas vrais!

Huh??? What is that in English please?