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Most biological components function in 3D space, though, not on a surface.
by Eerie 9y ago
Most biological components function in 3D space, though, not on a surface.
- sbierwagen 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multigate_device#Tri-gate_.283D.29_transistor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multigate_device#Tri-gate_.283... But you're right, actual stacked chips ("3D" ICs) aren't used much, largely for thermal management reasons.
- JPLeRouzic 9y agoI understand and agree, but most biological components at a sub-cell scale are membranes and pores in membranes, or even linear or circular structures like RNA/DNA.
- njarboe 9y agoIANAB but wouldn't most biological components in a cell be proteins (DNA codes for tens of thousands of proteins)?
- JPLeRouzic 9y agoSorry for the delay to answer. Proteins are indeed incredible little machines and for someone with a computer background, they are the most interesting entities in the biological zoo. And proteins may be very large, some are hundreds of nm. But by seing proteins as components, one misses the transport and signaling aspects which are important inside and outside the cell. It is a problem of scale, if we focus at some scale level, we miss what is going on at a smaller as well at a larger level. I think there is no easy solution to that problem.