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Programming language for novel biological circuits
- kensai 11y ago"The language is based on Verilog, which is commonly used to program computer chips. To create a version of the language that would work for cells, the researchers designed computing elements such as logic gates and sensors that can be encoded in a bacterial cell's DNA. The sensors can detect different compounds, such as oxygen or glucose, as well as light, temperature, acidity, and other environmental conditions. Users can also add their own sensors. "It's very customizable," Voigt says." I wonder how "high level" it will be.
- jamessb 11y agoThe language is described in section V (p.26 onwards) of the supplementary materials of the paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2016/03/30/352.6281.aac7341.DC1/Nielsen.SM.pdf http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2016/03/30/3...
- zardo 11y agoAn example application in medical: http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/bio2.0/designing_logical_cells_to_be http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/bio2.0/designing_logical... I suppose the end game here is in vitro diagnosis and treatment.