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MIT engineers have created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results, which are encoded in the cell’s DNA and passed on for dozens of generations. The circuits could be used as long-term environmental sensors, efficient controls for biomanufacturing, or to program stem cells to differentiate into other cell types.
Integrated logic and memory devices.
Nature Biotechnology – Synthetic circuits integrating logic and memory in living cells
See more and subscribe to NextBigFuture at 2013-02-13 01:30:19 Source: http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/new-synthetic-biology-circuits-that.html