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Do you know any examples of semiconductor junctions being used in biological processes? It would be hilarious to me if there was a bacterium out there that just
by krallja 4y ago
Do you know any examples of semiconductor junctions being used in biological processes? It would be hilarious to me if there was a bacterium out there that just ”invented” a transistor or a diode for some silly reason.
- uj8efdkjfdshf 4y agoDo cable bacteria[0] count? [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_bacteria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_bacteria
- kimmik 4y agoThe cell membrane potential and voltage gated ion channels sound exactly like semiconductor to me…
- nextaccountic 4y agoPaper on biological diodes https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.00383.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.00383.pdf but it doesn't use semiconductors, but ion transport (calls it iontronics instead of solid state electronics) Indeed the ion channels used by nerves and muscles to send electrical signals are, like, one-way valves for ions