The computing power of microbes

Abstract: Microbes compute information. Cells are able to receive input signals and turn them into output products by applying some rules. This input-algorithm-output pipeline is entirely consistent with the notion of computation. In this talk, we will discuss different models of computation that we can engineer in living microbes. From combinatorial and sequential logic, to analogue signalling or distributed computing, biological systems can be engineer to perform pre-defined processes of information. 

 

Host: Dr Baojun Wang