Dear Parikshit Puri

If it is possible to have a computer based on DNA. There are scientific evidences and technological developments that I present below:

• Since the discovery of the DNA structure by Watson and Crick in 1953. Based on the report by James Watson in his book "Molecular Biology of the Gen", scientist Leonard Adleman of the University of Southern California in 1994 came to the conclusion that with DNA could solve complex mathematical problems, because its molecular structure in genes, is very similar in its operation to a hard disk that stores information.

https://www.taringa.net/posts/ciencia-educacion/10411096/Computadoras-cuanticas-o-basadas-en-ADN.html

• These DNA-based computers do not yet exist and can not be obtained in microcomputer and electronics stores, although theoretically, "nanochemistry" can be built at nanomolecular level, which could perform all functions of computation and information handling, such as do the current computers based on Silicon Chips, whose ability to be smaller and smaller is reaching its limit, according to Moore's Law (the number of transistors in a microprocessor doubles every 18 months, in the year 2020 or 2030 we will measure circuits at atomic scale).
• In analogy, it is also known that the way DNA handles genetic information is similar to how a quantum computer would function. At the moment there are some limitations that are being solved, such as the development of "Logical Gates of DNA Biochip" necessary. These gates convert the binary code into motion through the computer in a series of signals that the computer uses to perform operations.
• An important technological advance in this respect was carried out with the manufacture at nanomeric level, with the manufacture of nanohilos based on the DNA structure and manufactured with Gold, which experimentally conduct the electrical impulses in a similar way to the Chips de Silicon; But with the advantage of having a much smaller size, to be superconductors and because of their nanometric size, the ability to gather in a smaller physical space, large quantity of these Chips, with the consequent gain in the computation capacity in volume of information And processing speed.

http://noticiasdelaciencia.com/not/21825/-to-to-computers-basadas-en-el-adn-/

• Due to scientific evidence and current technological advances, it seems to me that before the development of quantum computers, it will be more feasible to manufacture a computer with Nano-size Chips based on the structure of DNA; Probably the next step is the creation of a "Biochip" of DNA, prior to the full development of Quantum Computers for personal use.

regards

Jose Luis

Estimado Parikshit Puri

Si es posible tener una computadora basada en el ADN. Hay evidencias científicas y desarrollos tecnológicos que presento a continuación:

• Desde el descubrimiento de la estructura del ADN por Watson y Crick en 1953. Con base en el informe de James Watson en su libro "Biología Molecular del Gen", el científico Leonard Adleman de la Universidad del Sur de California, en 1994, llegó a la conclusión que con el ADN se podrían resolver problemas matemáticos complejos, pues su estructura molecular en los genes, es muy similar en su funcionamiento a un disco duro que almacena información.

https://www.taringa.net/posts/ciencia-educacion/10411096/Computadoras-cuanticas-o-basadas-en-ADN.html

• Estas computadoras basadas en el ADN, todavía no existen ni se pueden conseguir en las tiendas de microcomputadoras y electrónica, aunque teóricamente, se pueden construir "Biochips" a nivel nanomolecular, que podrían desarrollar todas las funciones de cómputo y manejo de la información, como lo hacen las computadoras actuales basadas en los Chips de Silicio, cuya capacidad de ser cada vez más pequeños está llegando a su límite, de acuerdo con la Ley de Moore (el número de transistores en un microprocesador se duplica cada 18 meses, en el año 2020 o 2030 mediremos circuitos a escala atómica). 
• En analogía, también se sabe que la forma como el ADN maneja la información genética es similar a como funcionaría una computadora cuántica. Por el momento existen existen algunas limitaciones que cada vez se van solucionando, como el desarrollo de "Puertas lógicas del Biochip de ADN" necesarias. Estas puertas convierten el código binario en movimiento a través de la computadora en una serie de señales que la computadora utiliza para realizar operaciones.
• Un avance tecnológico importante al respecto, se llevó a cabo con la fabricación a nivel nanomérico de nanohilos basados en la estructura de ADN y elaborados con Oro, los cuales en forma experimental conducen los impulsos eléctricos en forma similar a los Chips de Silicio; pero con la ventaja de tener un tamaño mucho más pequeño, ser superconductores y por su tamaño nanométrico, la capacidad de reunir en un espacio físico más pequeño, gran cantidad de estos Chips, con la consiguiente ganancia en la capacidad de cómputo en volumen de información y velocidad de procesamiento.

http://noticiasdelaciencia.com/not/21825/-hacia-las-computadoras-basadas-en-el-adn-/

• Por las evidencias científicas y avance tecnológico actual, me parece que antes de que se desarrollen las computadoras cuánticas, será más factible la fabricación de una computadora con Chips de tamaño Nano con base en la estructura del ADN. Probablemente el siguiente paso, sea la creación de un "Biochip" de ADN, previo al desarrollo pleno de las Computadoras Cuánticas para uso personal.

Saludos

José Luis

I just recently read an article about DNA holding spectacular amounts of information and it's possible use in the future of computing, I'll try to find it for you.

Thank you Michael. I look forward to the information from you.

|| link: http://hms.harvard.edu/content/writing-book-dna |||

"Reading and writing in DNA is slower than in other media, however, which makes it better suited for archival storage of massive amounts of data, rather than for quick retrieval or data processing. “Imagine that you had really cheap video recorders everywhere,” Church said. “Just paint walls with video recorders. And for the most part they just record and no one ever goes to them. But if something really good or really bad happens you want to go and scrape the wall and see what you got. So something that’s molecular is so much more energy efficient and compact that you can consider applications that were impossible before.”"

DNA Computers built using DNA, can store and also process. The Question is however, to know about - How it can be also used as a Quantum Computer (if that is possible)? You may look at the following link for reference -

http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/dnaquantumcomputer1.htm

Well to the best of my understanding a quantum computer requires the use of qbits, objects that have a property that can be in the superposition of two states (i.e. both 1 and 0 at the same time). As far as I know, usually the quantum spin is used as this property. I think a DNA molecule is too large to be able to be in a superposition (at least on a useful timescale), so it couldn't be used as a qbit. Perhaps it could be used for other components of a quantum computer though.

The question is - Does Quantum Computation happen in DNA? If so, then can we engineer DNA to become a Quantum Computer? Does Quantum Biology help us to do this?

In other words can we engineer/program DNA to work as a Quantum Computer, and also as a DNA computer to act as both, simultaneously or both, separately? A clear and complete answer is required to this question.

Dear Mr. IIha Youn,

Thank you for your input. I have been to this website before you published your post as an answer to my concerned question. I'm already taking a look at it again. The website as I remember from before talks about Quantum Computing in DNA but how can we engineer a DNA computer (as we have engineered desktop's of today for public use) which does quantum computation or if there is a possibility of such a thing happening, remains to be known by me...

Regards

 The ingenious Albert Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrápolt argued that it had long been necessary to move from the molecular level of cognition of Nature to the quantum level. Fundamental principles of the functioning of DNA are due largely to quantum mechanisms. Thus, the "quantum computer" has already been created by Nature and the Creator. It is only necessary to know the principles of this "construction."

Dear Parikshit Puri

If it is possible to have a computer based on DNA. There are scientific evidences and technological developments that I present below:

• Since the discovery of the DNA structure by Watson and Crick in 1953. Based on the report by James Watson in his book "Molecular Biology of the Gen", scientist Leonard Adleman of the University of Southern California in 1994 came to the conclusion that with DNA could solve complex mathematical problems, because its molecular structure in genes, is very similar in its operation to a hard disk that stores information.

https://www.taringa.net/posts/ciencia-educacion/10411096/Computadoras-cuanticas-o-basadas-en-ADN.html

• These DNA-based computers do not yet exist and can not be obtained in microcomputer and electronics stores, although theoretically, "nanochemistry" can be built at nanomolecular level, which could perform all functions of computation and information handling, such as do the current computers based on Silicon Chips, whose ability to be smaller and smaller is reaching its limit, according to Moore's Law (the number of transistors in a microprocessor doubles every 18 months, in the year 2020 or 2030 we will measure circuits at atomic scale).
• In analogy, it is also known that the way DNA handles genetic information is similar to how a quantum computer would function. At the moment there are some limitations that are being solved, such as the development of "Logical Gates of DNA Biochip" necessary. These gates convert the binary code into motion through the computer in a series of signals that the computer uses to perform operations.
• An important technological advance in this respect was carried out with the manufacture at nanomeric level, with the manufacture of nanohilos based on the DNA structure and manufactured with Gold, which experimentally conduct the electrical impulses in a similar way to the Chips de Silicon; But with the advantage of having a much smaller size, to be superconductors and because of their nanometric size, the ability to gather in a smaller physical space, large quantity of these Chips, with the consequent gain in the computation capacity in volume of information And processing speed.

http://noticiasdelaciencia.com/not/21825/-to-to-computers-basadas-en-el-adn-/

• Due to scientific evidence and current technological advances, it seems to me that before the development of quantum computers, it will be more feasible to manufacture a computer with Nano-size Chips based on the structure of DNA; Probably the next step is the creation of a "Biochip" of DNA, prior to the full development of Quantum Computers for personal use.

regards

Jose Luis

Estimado Parikshit Puri

Si es posible tener una computadora basada en el ADN. Hay evidencias científicas y desarrollos tecnológicos que presento a continuación:

• Desde el descubrimiento de la estructura del ADN por Watson y Crick en 1953. Con base en el informe de James Watson en su libro "Biología Molecular del Gen", el científico Leonard Adleman de la Universidad del Sur de California, en 1994, llegó a la conclusión que con el ADN se podrían resolver problemas matemáticos complejos, pues su estructura molecular en los genes, es muy similar en su funcionamiento a un disco duro que almacena información.

https://www.taringa.net/posts/ciencia-educacion/10411096/Computadoras-cuanticas-o-basadas-en-ADN.html

• Estas computadoras basadas en el ADN, todavía no existen ni se pueden conseguir en las tiendas de microcomputadoras y electrónica, aunque teóricamente, se pueden construir "Biochips" a nivel nanomolecular, que podrían desarrollar todas las funciones de cómputo y manejo de la información, como lo hacen las computadoras actuales basadas en los Chips de Silicio, cuya capacidad de ser cada vez más pequeños está llegando a su límite, de acuerdo con la Ley de Moore (el número de transistores en un microprocesador se duplica cada 18 meses, en el año 2020 o 2030 mediremos circuitos a escala atómica). 
• En analogía, también se sabe que la forma como el ADN maneja la información genética es similar a como funcionaría una computadora cuántica. Por el momento existen existen algunas limitaciones que cada vez se van solucionando, como el desarrollo de "Puertas lógicas del Biochip de ADN" necesarias. Estas puertas convierten el código binario en movimiento a través de la computadora en una serie de señales que la computadora utiliza para realizar operaciones.
• Un avance tecnológico importante al respecto, se llevó a cabo con la fabricación a nivel nanomérico de nanohilos basados en la estructura de ADN y elaborados con Oro, los cuales en forma experimental conducen los impulsos eléctricos en forma similar a los Chips de Silicio; pero con la ventaja de tener un tamaño mucho más pequeño, ser superconductores y por su tamaño nanométrico, la capacidad de reunir en un espacio físico más pequeño, gran cantidad de estos Chips, con la consiguiente ganancia en la capacidad de cómputo en volumen de información y velocidad de procesamiento.

http://noticiasdelaciencia.com/not/21825/-hacia-las-computadoras-basadas-en-el-adn-/

• Por las evidencias científicas y avance tecnológico actual, me parece que antes de que se desarrollen las computadoras cuánticas, será más factible la fabricación de una computadora con Chips de tamaño Nano con base en la estructura del ADN. Probablemente el siguiente paso, sea la creación de un "Biochip" de ADN, previo al desarrollo pleno de las Computadoras Cuánticas para uso personal.

Saludos

José Luis

Thank you Prof. Vladimir A. Kulchitsky for your above reply. I will look into how DNA science at the Quantum level sheds light on advancing Artificial Intelligence. I am interested in how DNA manages genetic data in a computational way to implement traits and if we can use this knowledge to develop algorithms or/and a new technology to develop a better computer system...