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The Tiniest Treasure Chest. Professor Leonard Adleman University of Southern California. The Tiniest Treasure Chest. http://www.nen.com. Image: www.ebi.ac.au Video: Drew Berry www.wehi.edu.au. Extremely Small. Polymerase DNA Polymerase Beta, Courtesy Zdenek Hostomsky. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Professor Leonard Adleman

University of Southern California

The Tiniest Treasure Chest

The Tiniest Treasure Chest

http://www.nen.com

Image:

www.ebi.ac.au

Video:

Drew Berry

www.wehi.edu.au

PolymeraseDNA Polymerase Beta, Courtesy Zdenek Hostomsky

Extremely Small

Polymerase

Extremely Small

1ml

5,000,000,000,000,000,000 molecules

Ligase

Extremely Energy Efficient

http://www.icnet.uk/labs/wigley/projects/ligase/lig1.htm

Ligase

Extremely Energy Efficient

1 Joule

20,000,000,000,000,000,000operations

http://www.icnet.uk/labs/wigley/projects/ligase/lig1.htm

DNA

Extreme Information Density

http://www.uwec.edu/academic/curric/scalesjb/images/DNA/dna%20collection.htm

One gram DNAvs

One CD

DNA

Extreme Information Density

http://www.uwec.edu/academic/curric/scalesjb/images/DNA/dna%20collection.htm

1 gram

4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bits

The Tiniest Treasure Chest

http://www.nen.com

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The Theory of ComputationThe Theory of Computation

Computing is Easy1. A METHOD FOR STORING

INFORMATION

2. A FEW SIMPLE OPERATIONS FOR ACTING

ON INFORMATION

1. A METHOD FOR STORING INFORMATION

2. A FEW SIMPLE OPERATIONS FOR ACTING

ON INFORMATION

Computing is Easy

1. A METHOD FOR STORING INFORMATION

2. A FEW SIMPLE OPERATIONS FOR ACTING

ON INFORMATION

Computing is Easy

DNA COMPUTER

1994 Experiment

Fastest Computer

Most Energy Efficient Computer

Actual Image of Actual Object

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Actual Image of Actual Object

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Scale: 1:200,000,000,000,000

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Scale: 1:200,000,000,000,000Size: 100 nanometers per side

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Scale: 1:200,000,000,000,000Size: 100 nanometers per sideMaterial: DNA

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Scale: 1:200,000,000,000,000Size: 100 nanometers per sideMaterial: DNAMethod: Self-assembly

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Scale: 1:200,000,000,000,000Size: 100 nanometers per sideMaterial: DNAMethod: Self-assembly Time: 1hr.

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Scale: 1:200,000,000,000,000Size: 100 nanometers per sideMaterial: DNAMethod: Self-assembly Time: 1hr.

(50,000,000,000/drop)

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

Paul W.K. Rothemund CalTech

The Tiniest Treasure Chest

http://www.nen.com