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Sth paralelizable. Like pathfinding, or factorization. Could we do a bacteria that reproduces with part of genome changed in predictable way - like ... 10
by ajuc 11y ago
Sth paralelizable. Like pathfinding, or factorization.
Could we do a bacteria that reproduces with part of genome changed in predictable way - like
... 100 ... ---> ... 110 ... -> ... 111 ...
\ \-> ... 101 ...
\
-> ... 010 ... -> ... 011 ...
\-> ... 001 ...
And then checks that number in some way and signalizes somehow when it arrived at solution ? For example by releasing a toxine that kill others and reproducing without changes from that point on.
If we could, we could beat exponential-time problems in linear time as long as there's enough space and growth medium :)
- IanCal 11y agoThe interesting problem you hit is although you suddenly CSV do things in linear time, you now have an exponential space problem. So suddenly your problem scales from test tube to swimming pool to ocean sizes.
- ajuc 11y agoRight, so in the end constants matter, and the question is - are bacteries smaller than computers are fast?