Overview

Sir Francis Crick would undoubtedly be at the front of the line ordering this fascinating book. Being one of the discoverers of DNA, he would be amazed at how his work has been applied to mankind's most important invention, the computer. DNA contains the genetic instructions for the biological development of cellular life forms or viruses. DNA computing uses DNA as a substrate for storing information, while molecular biological operations are used to manipulate this information. DNA Computing Models begins with a comprehensive introduction to the field of DNA computing. This book emphasizes computational methods to tackle central problems of DNA computing, such as controlling living cells, building patterns, and generating nanomachines. DNA Computing Models presents laboratory-scale human-operated models of computation, including a description of the first experiment of DNA computation conducted by Adleman in 1994. It provides molecular-scale autonomous models of computation and addresses the design of computational devices working in living cells. It also addresses the important problem of proper word design for DNA computing. DNA Computing Models is designed for researchers and advanced-level students in computers science, bioengineering and molecular biology as a reference or secondary text book. This book is also suitable for practitioners in industry.

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Author:   Zoya Ignatova ,  Israel Martínez-Pérez ,  Karl-Heinz Zimmermann
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2008 ed.
Volume:   v. 42
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.623kg
ISBN:  

9780387736358

ISBN 10:   0387736352
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Theoretical Computer Science.- Molecular Biology.- Word Design for DNA Computing.- Non-Autonomous DNA Models.- Autonomous DNA Models.- Cellular DNA Computing.

Reviews

From the reviews: The book is very timely and will likely open up this emerging research area to many current and future researchers. Especially for people on the theoretical computer science side of things, DNA computing has the potential to provide many challenging and exciting new problems. ... this book appears to be a collection of survey papers on the topic of DNA computing. (Burkhard Englert, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2008)

From the reviews: The book is very timely and will likely open up this emerging research area to many current and future researchers. Especially for people on the theoretical computer science side of things, DNA computing has the potential to provide many challenging and exciting new problems. ! this book appears to be a collection of survey papers on the topic of DNA computing. (Burkhard Englert, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2008)

From the reviews: The book is very timely and will likely open up this emerging research area to many current and future researchers. Especially for people on the theoretical computer science side of things, DNA computing has the potential to provide many challenging and exciting new problems. ... this book appears to be a collection of survey papers on the topic of DNA computing. (Burkhard Englert, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2008)

From the reviews: The book is very timely and will likely open up this emerging research area to many current and future researchers. Especially for people on the theoretical computer science side of things, DNA computing has the potential to provide many challenging and exciting new problems. ... this book appears to be a collection of survey papers on the topic of DNA computing. (Burkhard Englert, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2008)

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